阑(lán)

12 strokesTrad. 闌

railing

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Character information

Pinyin
lán
Meaning
railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
闌

Origin & structure

Where 阑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿵门柬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 门 (door); 柬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

门mén柬jiǎn

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 阑 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 阑

Common words using 阑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōu勾lán阑

variant of 勾栏

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yè夜lán阑

late at night; in the dead of night

Open 夜阑 page →
gèng更lán阑

deep night

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lán阑wěi尾

appendix

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lán阑shān珊

coming to an end

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lán阑wěi尾yán炎

appendicitis (medicine)

Open 阑尾炎 page →
yè夜lán阑rén人jìng静

the still of the night (idiom)

Open 夜阑人静 page →

Related characters

From 阑’s common words

勾夜更尾珊炎人静

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