览

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to look at; to view; to read

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,651 U+89C8

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

see

components: 见 ? unknown part

view · Heisig RSH #2265

临 be about to + 见 see — as a component also called: magnifying glass

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 览 as their sound component

These characters all use 览 (lǎn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
览 sound component	lǎn	to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive
揽	lǎn	to grasp; to monopolize; to seize
缆	lǎn	cable, hawser, heavy-duty rope
榄	lǎn	olive

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一览众山小	yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo	(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all th…
万国博览会	wàn guó bó lǎn huì	universal exposition; world expo
巴三览四	bā sān lǎn sì	to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
世界博览会	Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì	World Expo; abbr. to 世博[Shi4 bo2]
一览无余	yī lǎn wú yú	to cover all at one glance (idiom); a panoramic view
一览无遗	yī lǎn wú yí	be plainly visible
一览表	yī lǎn biǎo	table; schedule; list
游览区	yóu lǎn qū	tourist regions; sightseeing area
博览会	bó lǎn huì	an exposition; an international fair
网站导览	wǎng zhàn dǎo lǎn	(Tw) website sitemap
会议展览	huì yì zhǎn lǎn	conferences and exhibitions
汽车展览会	qì chē zhǎn lǎn huì	car show; automobile expo
展览会	zhǎn lǎn huì	exhibition; show
一览	yī lǎn	at a glance; (in book titles) overview
流览	liú lǎn	to skim; to browse
览古	lǎn gǔ	to visit historic sites
太平御览	Tài píng Yù lǎn	Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 97…
游览	yóu lǎn	to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit; CL:次[ci4]
奇览	qí lǎn	singular excursion; off the beaten track
总览	zǒng lǎn	a general overview