EAVES    屋檐

Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for the eaves of a roof is yán 檐. 2. Yǔ 宇 is an early literary word for the eaves of a roof.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 ARCHITECTURE 11. 屋檐。 梠，側重指屋檐板連綿不斷圍繞屋蓋，六朝前為屋檐的通稱。 檐，後世屋檐之通稱。 [U+3bb0] ，屋椽端橫木，代稱屋檐。 楣，屋檐口椽端的橫板，代稱屋檐。 櫋，屋檐板，代稱屋檐。 樀，屋檐泛稱。 宇，四圍的屋檐。 霤，由屋檐流水代稱屋檐。 甍，由屋脊而泛稱屋檐。
Modern Chinese Criteria
屋檐 房檐 檐子 檐 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Part of
  • DRAINTUBE THROUGH which RAIN WATER FLOWS FROM the ROOF.
Hypernym
    Other Hypernyms
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • 　 (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
    • N/A　 (anc: 3/0, child: 85)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)

    Words (7 items)

    霤  liù OC: b-rus MC: lɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbeam along which water descends from the eaves
    宇  yǔ OC: ɢʷraʔ MC: ɦi̯o 1 Attribution

    Yǔ 宇 is an early literary word for the eaves of a roof.

      Syntactic words
    • nSHI, CC: eaves LU DEMING: 屋四垂為宇 "the four corners hanging from the roof are called yǔ"
    溜  liù OC: b-rus MC: lɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nthe eaves; the space under the eaves of a house
    宸  chén OC: ɡljɯn MC: dʑin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nGY: roof: eaves
    檐  yán OC: k-lam MC: jiɛm
    檐  yán OC: k-lam MC: jiɛm 0 Attributions

    The general word for the eaves of a roof is yán 檐.

      Syntactic words
    • neaves, place in the roof from where rainwater escapes to the ground
    檐  yán OC: k-lam MC: jiɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nTAO YUANMING: eaves
    宸宇  chén yǔ OC: ɡljɯn ɢʷraʔ MC: dʑin ɦi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • neaves