窗帘

chuāng lián · HSK 5

curtain

🪟 窗帘 = 窗 (window) + 帘 (hanging cloth/screen)

窗 means window; 帘 originally meant a hanging bamboo or cloth screen used to cover doorways and openings. Together they name the cloth screen that hangs over a window — a curtain.

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