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拦
lán
to block, to hinder, to obstruct
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HSK 5
8 strokes
Common (20%)
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Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
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Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 拦 (14)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拦
↗
lán
to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)
5
lán
拦
↗
HSK 5
to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)
阻拦
↗
zǔlán
to stop / to obstruct
6
zǔlán
阻拦
↗
HSK 6
to stop / to obstruct
拦检
↗
lánjiǎn
(of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection / to pull (sb) over
lánjiǎn
拦检
↗
(of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection / to pull (sb) over
拦车
↗
lánchē
to thumb a lift / to hitchhike
lánchē
拦车
↗
to thumb a lift / to hitchhike
拦河坝
↗
lánhébà
a dam across a river
lánhébà
拦河坝
↗
a dam across a river
口无遮拦
↗
kǒuwúzhēlán
to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe
kǒuwúzhēlán
口无遮拦
↗
to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe
拦腰
↗
lányāo
(hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist
lányāo
拦腰
↗
(hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist
拦路
↗
lánlù
to block sb's path / to waylay
lánlù
拦路
↗
to block sb's path / to waylay
拦路虎
↗
lánlùhǔ
stumbling block
lánlùhǔ
拦路虎
↗
stumbling block
拦阻
↗
lánzǔ
to block / to obstruct
lánzǔ
拦阻
↗
to block / to obstruct