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cable

HSK 10
lǎn
ラン
ともづな
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 覽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (纜)
silk+ view =
cable
Meaning component
silk
糹 is a component form of 糸.
Phonetic component
view
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Simplified (缆)
Meaning component
silk 🇨🇳
silk
thread
Phonetic component
lǎn inspect
look at, inspect
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Notes
Chinese
/ [lǎn]
cable; hawser; to moor
Japanese
艫綱 ともづな 同音
noun stern line; mooring line
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
らん
Ran unclassified name