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拦
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impede

HSK 10
Human →Actions
lán
ラン
さえぎ.る
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (攔)
扌 hand (side)+ 闌 door screen =
攔 impede
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
闌 Phonetic component
door screen
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Simplified (拦)
扌 hand (side)+ 兰 orchid =
拦 obstruct
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
兰 Phonetic component
lán orchid
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Chinese
拦 / 攔 [lán]
to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
拦住 [lán​zhù] #5,554
to stop
拦截 [lán​jié] #7,359
to intercept
阻拦 [zǔ​lán] #13,997
to stop
拦网 [lán​wǎng] #42,524
to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc)
拦路 [lán​lù] #29,987
to block sb's path
拦路虎 [lán​lù​hǔ] #32,042
stumbling block
拦腰 [lán​yāo] #66,490
(hitting) squarely in the middle
拦阻 [lán​zǔ] #52,448
to block
拦劫 [lán​jié] #42,624
to mug
拦河坝 [lán​hé​bà] #50,607
a dam across a river
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