CURTAIN  幔帳

HANGING CLOTH USED FOR BLOCKING OR CONCEALING something.
DRAPEDRAPERYWINDOW TREATMENTWINDOW HANGINGSCREENBLIND(S)SHADEVALANCE
Hypernym
  • CLOTHARTEFACT TYPICALLY PRODUCED by WEAVING OR KNITTING, SOMETIMES USED FOR PRODUCING GARMENTS.
    • ARTEFACTTHING PRODUCED by MAN.
      • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
See also
  • TENTTYPICALLY SMALL BUILDING PRODUCED USING CLOTH AND TIMBER.
    • CARRIAGE SCREENVEHICLE PART in the form of a CURTAIN which blocks the view inside the carriage.
      Hyponym
      • CARRIAGE SCREEN VEHICLE PART in the form of a CURTAIN which blocks the view inside the carriage.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. Wéi 帷 refers to any decorative curtain hung around openings like windows or doors, but the term can also be used to refer to low curtain hung close to the floor.

        2. Mù 幕 refers to a curtain suspended from above as a kind curtain-roof, but reaching down to the ground. See TENT

        3. Wò 幄 refers to a tent-like structure built up within a building. See TENT

        4. Yì 帟, an exceedingly rare word, refers to a roof-like flat baldachin used within buildings to guard against dust and dirt that keeps falling off the ceiling.

        5. Màn 幔 refers to a largish piece of cloth used to cover anything in the house.

        6. Chéng chén 承塵 refers to dust-protector hung above a seat to prevent dust from the ceiling falling on person seated below.

        7. The general term for any material used as a curtain of any sort is zhàng 帳, and the word became current in Han times.

        8. Lián 簾 refers to a bamboo curtain or screen, typically used in doors to prevent draft, and the word is still rare in Han times.

        黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
        HUANG JINGUI 2006 ARCHITECTURE 21.

        帷,室內無頂帳,或由上懸垂,或立支架鋪展,也可用於野外。

        幕,由上垂下的有頂大帳,多用於野外暫居,也可用於室內。

        幔,連續設置或地面容積較大、專為掩覆某物的帷帳。

        幄,房屋形小帷帳。

        帳,秦以後各種有頂帷帳的通稱。

        帟,平帳。

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        幔帳

        簾子





        幔子

        幕布

        圩子

        圍子

        帷幕

        帷薄

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        Words

          wéi OC: ɢrul MC: ɦi 12 AttributionsWD

        Wéi 帷 refers to any decorative curtain hung around openings like windows or doors, but the term can also be used to refer to low curtain hung close to the floor.

          Word relations
        • Assoc: 幕/CURTAIN Mù 幕 refers to a curtain suspended from above as a kind curtain-roof, but reaching down to the ground. See TENT

          Syntactic words
        • ncurtain
        • nadVinstrument(wrap) in a curtain
        • nspaceZUO Xuan 17: area sealed off by curtains, tent (without roof) to prevent outsiders from seeing what is going on inside; certain
          mù OC: maaɡ MC: mɑk 3 AttributionsWD

        Mù 幕 refers to a curtain suspended from above as a kind curtain-roof, but reaching down to the ground. See TENT

          Word relations
        • Assoc: 帷/CURTAIN Wéi 帷 refers to any decorative curtain hung around openings like windows or doors, but the term can also be used to refer to low curtain hung close to the floor.

          Syntactic words
        • ncurtain, baldachin; covering
        帷幕  wéi mù OC: ɢrul maaɡ MC: ɦi mɑk 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPpluralthe curtains of all kinds
          yì OC: k-laɡ MC: jiɛk 1 AttributionWD

        Yì 帟 , an exceedingly rare word, refers to a roof-like flat baldachin used within buildings to guard against dust and dirt that keeps falling off the ceiling.

          Syntactic words
        • nZHOULI: baldachin
          zhàng OC: krlaŋs MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD

        The general term for any material used as a curtain of any sort is zhàng 帳, and the word became current in Han times.

          Syntactic words
        • ncertain
          lián OC: ɡ-rem MC: liɛm 1 AttributionWD

        Lián 簾 refers to a bamboo curtain or screen, typically used in doors to prevent draft, and the word is still rare in Han times.

          Syntactic words
        • nbamboo curtain, or curtain made of cloth, hung from the sides of a door or blocking the door preventing draft, and keeping insects out etc.
          cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • ncurtain
          wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD

        Wò 幄 refers to a tent-like structure built up within a building. See TENT

          Syntactic words
          wéi OC: ɢul MC: ɦɨi 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • ncurtain (gushi shijiupian)
          màn OC: moons MC: mʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD

        Màn 幔 refers to a largish piece of cloth used to cover anything in the house.

          Syntactic words
        • nlargish piece of cloth hung over anything within a house, for protection
        幃帳  wéi zhàng OC: ɢul krlaŋs MC: ɦɨi ʈi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPbedcurtains
        承塵  chéng chén OC: ɡjɯŋ din MC: dʑɨŋ ɖin 0 AttributionsWD

        Chéng chén 承塵 refers to dust-protector hung above a seat to prevent dust from the ceiling falling on person seated below.

          Syntactic words
        • NPJIJIUPIAN: dust-protector hung above a seat to prevent dust from the ceiling falling on person seated below

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