yán

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Word · NounTraditional綖

long rope; fringe; crown tassel

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

long rope or cord (esp. for mooring boats or fishing)

archaic

Classical Chinese term for thick ropes used in boating or fishing.

Yǐ以
yán綖
xì系
zhōu舟
yú于
àn岸
 。

They moored the boat to the shore with a long rope.

wǎng网
yán綖

net ropes

2.

noun

fringe or border of a garment; hem

archaic

Refers specifically to the decorative border or fringe on ceremonial clothing, especially the hanging fringes (冕延) on ancient Chinese crowns (冕旒).

Miǎn冕
yán綖
chuí垂
liú旒
 。

The crown's fringe hung down with jade beads.

yī衣
yán綖

garment hem

3.

noun

edge; border; margin (variant of 沿)

archaic

Archaic variant of 沿, referring to edges or borders of objects or territories.