The story of 帘

curtain

帘 is composed of 穴 (cave) and 巾 (cloth). 穴 is a pictograph of a mountain cave, while 巾 depicts a piece of cloth hanging on a wooden frame. In ancient times, people lived in caves and hung cloth at the entrance as a screen, similar to the function of a door curtain.

Vocabulary of 帘

  • 窗帘 (window curtain)

Classification

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