窗帘
chuāng​lián HSK5

curtains

窗 chuāng window

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 囱 represents the sound.

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave

A window is a "hole" in the wall.

囱
囱 SoundMeaning component
cōng chimney

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrhaewngs-l̥ˤ<r>oŋ window

說文解字

《說文》：“囱，在牆曰牖，在屋曰囱。象形。窗，或从穴，，古文。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

帘 lián flag used as a shop sign Simplified

Simplified form of 簾. Depicts a type of cloth (巾) that is used for hanging on an opening (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave

Alludes to a tavern or a shop.

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɡrɯn
rem

Sources

Character origin
魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

簾 flag-sign of a tavern Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 廉 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

廉
廉 Sound component
lián upright

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljemrem bamboo curtain

說文解字

《說文》：“簾，堂簾也。从竹，廉聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)