jiàn

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Source form: 檻 / 槛
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ceda9c7a6a0377ac. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

檻 槛 [jian4] /banister/balustrade/cage for animal or prisoner/to transport caged prisoner on a cart/

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kǎn

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Source form: 檻 / 槛
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
door sill / threshold
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5de4495d0578bc18. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

檻 槛 [kan3] /door sill/threshold/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 檻

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