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railing

HSK 10 N1
lán
ラン
てすり
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (欄)
tree+ door screen =
railing
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
door screen
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Simplified (栏)
tree+ orchid =
railing
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
lán orchid
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Notes
Chinese
/ [lán]
fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)
Japanese
らん 同音

noun

  1. section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page
  2. field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank
  3. handrail; railing; banister; balustrade (orig. meaning)
おばしま 同音
noun archaic handrail; railing; banister; balustrade
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ませき
Maseki surname
ませぎ
Masegi surname
らん
Ran surname