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帘

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flag used as a shop sign; variant of 簾|帘[lian2]

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
8
Radical
巾 +5
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
帘
Common rank
#2,740
Unicode
U+5E18

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Formation & memory

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How 帘 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A curtain 巾 at the entrance to a cave 穴

Components 穴 巾

How to remember it

drapes · Heisig RSH #2355

穴 hole + 巾 towel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 帘

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
映入眼帘 yìng rù yǎn lián (idiom) to greet the eye; to come into view
卷帘门 juǎn lián mén variant of 捲簾門|卷帘门[juan3 lian2 men2]
卷帘门 juǎn lián mén roll-up door; roller shutter door
水帘洞 shuǐ lián dòng cave with a waterfall at its mouth
垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
帘子 lián zi curtain
眼帘 yǎn lián eyes (in literature); eyesight
帘布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires
酒帘 jiǔ lián wine shop sign
卷帘 juǎn lián roller shutter; a blind
帘幕 lián mù hanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)
窗帘 chuāng lián window curtains
浴帘 yù lián shower curtain
帐帘 zhàng lián drapery