kǔn

literary
archaic

Meaning of

阃 means threshold; door sill; women's inner quarters; women's chambers. Pronounced kǔn.

  • threshold; door sill
  • women's inner quarters; women's chambers
  • women; feminine virtue (by metonymy)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
jiāng
jūn
cháng
shòu
kǔn
wài
zhī
quán
 
biān
jiāng
 

Ancient generals were often given authority beyond the frontier to defend the borders.

Mén
kǔn
gāo
 
fǎn
yìng
le
zhǔ
rén
de
shēn
fèn
 

The height of the threshold reflects the master's social status.