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檐头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

檐头 Usage and Examples

the edge of eaves

难道蜘蛛会飞?要不,从这个檐头到那个檐头,中间有一丈余宽,第一根线是怎么拉过去的?

Can it be possible that the spiders can fly?Otherwise, how could the first silk have been drawn from one eave to the other with the width of more than ten feet?

The characters in 檐头

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
檐
yán17eaves or brim
头
tóu5head

More words starting with 檐

  • yán檐kǒu口eaves
  • yán檐gōu沟gutter, eaves trough
  • yán檐liù溜eaves drip, dripping water from the eaves
  • yán檐yá牙gāo高zhuó啄Upturned eaves, Soaring eaves
  • yán檐wǎ瓦Eaves tile
  • yán檐jiǎo角eaves corner, upturned eave
  • yán檐mǎ马A wind bell hung on the eaves.

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Questions about 檐头

What does 檐头 mean in Chinese?

檐头 (yán tóu) means “the edge of eaves”.

How do you pronounce 檐头?

檐头 is pronounced yán tóu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “the edge of eaves” in Chinese?

“the edge of eaves” is 檐头 (yán tóu) in Chinese.

How is 檐头 used in a sentence?

This page has 1 example sentence using 檐头, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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