lián

flag used as a shop sign

A curtain  at the entrance to a cave 

Components
穴 meaning component

  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

巾 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

Evolution

帘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
帘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
帘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

 

lián

flag used as a shop sign; variant of |[lián]

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lián

a blind, screen, curtain; hanging screen or curtain

Most common words with 帘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

窗帘

window curtains

hanging screen or curtain

眼帘

eyesight

帘子

curtain

卷帘门

roll-up door