yǎn
门扇
door bolt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
door bolt; crossbar
archaicA horizontal bar used to secure a door or gate from the inside. This character is archaic and rarely used in modern language, primarily found in classical texts or specialized contexts.
Yǎn扊
yí扅
，
gǔ古
dài代
de的
mén门
shuān闩
。
"Yanyi" was an ancient door bolt.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
kàn看
dào到
guò过
‘‘
yǎn扊
’
zì字
。
He saw the character '扊' in an ancient book.