拦
to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,670 U+62E6
How 拦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 兰 (phonetic, lán)
How to remember it
impede · Heisig RSH #1762
fingers + 兰 orchid
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 兰
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 兰 (lán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兰 sound component | lán | orchid; elegant, graceful |
| 烂 | làn | overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled |
| 栏 | lán | fence, railing, balustrade |
Words containing 拦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拦路虎 | lán lù hǔ | stumbling block |
| 广告拦截器 | guǎng gào lán jié qì | ad-blocker |
| 拦精灵 | lán jīng líng | (slang) condom (pun on 藍精靈|蓝精灵[Lan2 jing1 ling2]) |
| 口无遮拦 | kǒu wú zhē lán | to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe |
| 拦车 | lán chē | to thumb a lift; to hitchhike |
| 拦路 | lán lù | to block sb's path; to waylay |
| 拦网 | lán wǎng | to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block |
| 拦河坝 | lán hé bà | a dam across a river |
| 拦住 | lán zhù | to stop; to bar the way |
| 拦检 | lán jiǎn | (of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection; to pull (sb) over |
| 拦腰 | lán yāo | (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist |
| 拦阻 | lán zǔ | to block; to obstruct |
| 阻拦 | zǔ lán | to stop; to obstruct |
| 拦柜 | lán guì | sales counter; inquiry desk |
| 拦截 | lán jié | to intercept |
| 拦劫 | lán jié | to mug; to intercept and rob |