How to say “railing” in Chinese
railing, fence; column (of text)
“Railing” in Chinese is 栏, lán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
栏 is read lán. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”: a wooden fence. On the right, 兰 lán hints at the reading, as it also does in 拦 lán.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “栏”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “railing” in Chinese?
“Railing” in Chinese is 栏, pinyin lán.
What does 栏 mean?
栏 (lán) means “railing, fence; column (of text)”.
How do you write 栏?
栏 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 栏?
栏 is read lán. Tones: lán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“railing” in the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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