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栏杆

lángān

railing; banister

A child holds a railing while climbing stairs
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Characters in this word

栏 lán

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 兰 orchid
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

杆 gǎn

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 干 arid, dry
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 河堤上的栏杆年久失修,暴雨后已有几处松动。 Hédī shàng de lángān niánjiǔ shīxiū, bàoyǔ hòu yǐ yǒu jǐ chù sōngdòng. The railing on the river embankment has long been neglected, and several sections have already loosened after the heavy rain.
  • 小心,别靠在这根旧栏杆上。 Xiǎoxīn, bié kào zài zhè gēn jiù lángān shang. Careful, don't lean on this old railing.
  • 孩子扶着栏杆,一步一步走上楼梯。 Háizi fúzhe lángān, yí bù yí bù zǒu shàng lóutī. Holding the railing, the child climbed the stairs one step at a time.

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