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拦 - lán

obstruct, impede, bar, hinder

obstruct, impede, bar, hinder

How to read 拦

Click 拦 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlán
Englishobstruct, impede, bar, hinder
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

拦住 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 拦劫. Please read 拦截 one more time.

Common words with this character

to stop; to bar the way
to mug; to intercept and rob
to intercept
to stop for inspection; to pull over

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 拦 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 拦住 and 拦劫 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 拦.