檐
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
yán yan2
- eaves
- ledge or brim
Example sentences
- The eaves are dripping.
Words with 檐
- 房檐fángyáneaves
- 帽檐màoyánbrim (of a hat)
- 屋檐wūyáneaves
- 挑檐tiǎoyáneaves
- 檐廊yánlángveranda
- 檐篷yánpéng(HK) canopy; awning
- 密檐塔mìyántǎmulti-eaved pagoda
- 封檐板fēngyánbǎnbarge board
- 飞檐走壁fēiyánzǒubìto leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)