Meaning
fence; railing; hurdle
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lan” becomes a different word in each tone. 栏 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)
- 专栏zhuān lánspecial column
- 栏杆lán gānrailing; banister
- 出栏chū lán(of livestock) to be sent to slaughter
- 高栏gāo lánhigh hurdle
Example Sentence
他扶着楼梯的栏杆慢慢走下来。Tā fú zhe lóu tī de lán gān màn màn zǒu xià lái.He slowly walked down holding the stair railing.
他Tāhe扶fúto support with the hand着zhe(ongoing action)楼梯lóu tīstair的deof栏杆lán gānrailing慢慢màn mànslowly走zǒuto walk下来xià láito come down。