01396 Chinese character of 欄 and pronounce laan4

The Chinese character【欄】is used to describe buildings or objects, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Railings or dividers. Explanation: (1) Something used to block something. Such as: “railing”, “fence”, “fence”. (2) Places where cattle, sheep and other livestock are raised. Such as: “cowshed”, “pigsty”. (3) The place where notices and documents are posted. For example: “Notice board”. (4) The layout of books, periodicals and newspapers divided according to their content and nature. Such as: “column”, “advertising column”. (5) Parts of a table divided according to their nature. For example: “Remarks column”, “Salary column”, “Gender column”.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【欄】:lán

Cantonese Jyutping of 【欄】:laan4

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【欄】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【欄】, for example:Describe a building or object , It means mainly a railing or a dividing line .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【欄】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【欄杆、花欄】(Mandarin Pinyin:lán gǎn 、huā lán/ Cantonese Jyutping:laan4 gon1 、faa1 laan4)

This character is made up of 21 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


她靠在欄杆上欣賞海景。

She leaned on the railing and admired the sea view.


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