• 3708th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lán (lan2)railing • balustrade • door-screen • exhausted • late

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

阑珊 (闌珊)

Uncommon

夜阑 (夜闌)
阑尾 (闌尾)
阑尾炎 (闌尾炎)
阑干 (闌干)
雕阑 (雕闌)

RareShow 14

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.