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攬
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揽
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take on

HSK 10
Human →Actions
lǎn
ラン
と.る
람
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 覽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (攬)
扌 hand (side)+ 覽 view =
攬 take on
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
覽 Phonetic component
view
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Simplified (揽)
扌 hand (side)+ 览 inspect =
揽 grasp
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
览 Phonetic component
lǎn inspect
look at, inspect
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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
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
揽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
揽 / 攬 [lǎn]
to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
招揽 [zhāo​lǎn] #20,573
to attract (customers)
包揽 [bāo​lǎn] #35,685
to monopolize
一揽子 [yī​lǎn​zi] #33,177
all-inclusive
承揽 [chéng​lǎn] #26,091
to contract for an entire project
独揽 [dú​lǎn] #49,961
to monopolize
大包大揽 [dà​bāo​dà​lǎn] #55,433
to take complete charge (idiom)
总揽 [zǒng​lǎn] #35,663
to assume full responsibility
延揽 [yán​lǎn] #53,060
to recruit talent
九天揽月 [jiǔ​tiān​lǎn​yuè] #59,628
to reach for the stars (idiom)
收揽 [shōu​lǎn] #61,935
to win the support of
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
収覧 [しゅうらん] #125,523
grasping
総攬 [そうらん] #149,274
control
人心収攬 [じんしんしゅうらん] #189,957
winning the hearts of the people