栏

欄
lán
#2,097 most
frequent character
"column (of page, table, or newspaper)"
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

栏 lán joins 木, wood, with 兰 lán, 'a fence for livestock'. Wooden fencing gives the first meaning. From there it grew to 'fence, railing' and 'pen, shed'. 兰 lán also supplies the sound.

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Example Sentences

这篇文章的第一栏很有意思。
zhèpiānwénzhāng de dìyī lán hěn yǒuyìsī 。
The first column of this article is very interesting.
请在每一栏里填写你的信息。
qǐngzài měiyī lán lǐ tiánxiě nǐde xìnxī 。
Please fill in your information in each column.
报纸的体育栏更新得很快。
bàozhǐ de tǐyù lán gēngxīn dé hěnkuài 。
The sports column of the newspaper is updated quickly.

Words with similar meanings

专栏zhuānlán
special column
This term refers to a specific column dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, often found in magazines or newspapers.
栏目lánmù
program segment
This word is commonly used in the context of television or radio and refers to a segment or section within a program.

Homophones

HSK 3
蓝lán
blue, indigo plant
HSK 5
拦lán
cut off, hinder
兰lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)

Words Starting With 栏

栏目lán mù
a column (in a newspaper or on a news website)

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