槛 kǎn threshold
threshold; door frame
怎么记住“槛”: 木 tree + 监 supervise = threshold. While Grandpa paints the new door made from their old tree, he has to supervise the toddler, who tries to lick the wet threshold and handle.
部件结构
槛 = 木 tree + 监 supervise
- 木 tree
- 监 supervise
While Grandpa paints the new door made from their old tree, he has to supervise the toddler, who tries to lick the wet threshold and handle.
用法
- A threshold / doorsill - 门槛 (ménkǎn), which is mostly figurative: an entry barrier or requirement, 提高门槛 (tígāo ménkǎn) to raise the bar.
- 槛 also reads jiàn meaning a railing or animal cage in classical texts.