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澜

lán

overflowing; ripples, waves

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 阑 provides pronunciation

HSK 15 strokes Common (28%)

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Component Breakdown

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screen door, railing, fence

⿰氵阑 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

lán

阑

screen door, railing, fence

🔤 Pictophonetic: 门 (door) provides meaning, 柬 provides pronunciation

12 strokes

mén

门

gate, door, entrance, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open doorway or gate

3 strokes HSK 2

jiǎn

柬

card, letter, invitation, note

💡 Ideographic: A bound 束 package

9 strokes HSK 6

shù

束

to bind, to control, to restrain; bale

💡 Ideographic: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

7 strokes HSK 3

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 澜 (12)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

bōlán

波澜 ↗

billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

波澜壮阔 ↗

bōlánzhuàngkuò

surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale

bōlánzhuàngkuò

波澜壮阔 ↗

surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale

波澜老成 ↗

bōlánlǎochéng

splendid and powerful (of story) / majestic / awesome

bōlánlǎochéng

波澜老成 ↗

splendid and powerful (of story) / majestic / awesome

波澜起伏 ↗

bōlánqǐfú

one climax follows another (of thrilling story)

bōlánqǐfú

波澜起伏 ↗

one climax follows another (of thrilling story)

澜沧拉祜族自治县 ↗

LáncāngLāhùzúZìzhìxiàn

Lancang Lahuzu Autonomous County in Pu'er [[普洱<Pǔěr>]], Yunnan

LáncāngLāhùzúZìzhìxiàn

澜沧拉祜族自治县 ↗

Lancang Lahuzu Autonomous County in Pu'er [[普洱<Pǔěr>]], Yunnan

澜沧江 ↗

LáncāngJiāng

Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River [[湄公河<MéigōngHé>]] of Southeast Asia

LáncāngJiāng

澜沧江 ↗

Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River [[湄公河<MéigōngHé>]] of Southeast Asia

推波助澜 ↗

tuībōzhùlán

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire

tuībōzhùlán

推波助澜 ↗

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire

澜沧县 ↗

Láncāngxiàn

Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er [[普洱<Pǔěr>]], Yunnan

Láncāngxiàn

澜沧县 ↗

Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er [[普洱<Pǔěr>]], Yunnan

力挽狂澜 ↗

lìwǎnkuánglán

to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

lìwǎnkuánglán

力挽狂澜 ↗

to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

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