拦 lán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 兰 orchid
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拦
lán
to block
Character
Example phrases
- 保安把车辆拦在入口外，先核对预约信息。 Bǎo'ān bǎ chēliàng lán zài rùkǒu wài, xiān héduì yùyuē xìnxī. The security guard stopped the vehicles outside the entrance and first checked the booking information.
- 警察伸手拦住了那辆超速的汽车。 Jǐngchá shēnshǒu lán zhù le nà liàng chāosù de qìchē. The policeman put out his hand and stopped the speeding car.
- 他在路边拦了一辆出租车，很快就回到了家。 Tā zài lù biān lán le yí liàng chūzūchē, hěn kuài jiù huí dào le jiā. He hailed a taxi at the roadside and was soon home.
Related words
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 夺 duó to seize, to take
- 支撑 zhīchēng to support
- 释放 shìfàng to release
- 撑 chēng to prop up, to support
- 输送 shūsòng to transport, to convey
- 搭 dā to build, to set up
- 流入 liúrù to flow into
- 铺 pū to spread, to pave
- 提取 tíqǔ to extract
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress