檐 — Chinese character
檐
yán
the eaves of a house; edge, brim
- Pinyin
- yán
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 木 詹
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wood; meaning component 木; sound component 詹
- Japanese
- 檐 as a kanji
Common words with 檐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋檐 (屋簷) | wū yán | eaves; roof (i.e. home) |
| 飞檐走壁 (飛檐走壁) | fēi yán zǒu bì | to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts) |
| 房檐 | fáng yán | eaves |
| 帽檐 | mào yán | brim (of a hat) |
| 挑檐 (挑簷) | tiǎo yán | eaves |
| 密檐塔 (密簷塔) | mì yán tǎ | multi-eaved pagoda |
| 封檐板 | fēng yán bǎn | barge board; weather board |
| 檐廊 | yán láng | veranda |
| 檐篷 (簷篷) | yán péng | (HK) canopy; awning |
English words written with 檐
檐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.