楗 (jiàn) means "door bolt" in Chinese. It has 12 strokes with the radical 木. Difficulty: 4.2/5.
door bolt
The character 楗 (jiàn) is written with 12 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 木 is one of its key components.
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楗 is pronounced jiàn in Mandarin Chinese. It means door bolt.
他关上了门楗。
tā guān shàng le mén jiàn
He bolted the door.
这个楗子坏了。
zhè ge jiàn zi huài le
This door bolt is broken.
门窗已经楗闭好了。
mén chuāng yǐ jīng jiàn bì hǎo le
The doors and windows have been bolted shut.
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