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lán

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lán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lán | lan2
English translation
ragged, tattered, threadbare

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About lán

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

lán

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status word / 状态词 Zhuàngtài cí

Learning hint

cloth

Etymology of lán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤监

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

jiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound. Simplified form of lán .

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Example sentences using lán

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我们 wǒmen zài 集市 jí shì 周围 zhōuwéi 一大帮衣衫褴褛 de 小孩 xiǎo hái dīng zhāo 我们 wǒmen kān

We were in the bazaar with all the little urchins watching us.

蓬头乱发衣衫褴褛满是灰尘 huīchén

She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes.

5 wèi 幸存者 xìng cún zhě 最终 zuì zhōng 到达 dàodá 安全 ānquán 之地 shí 已经 yǐjīng 衣衫褴褛饥肠辘辘 jī cháng lù lù 精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn

The five survivors eventually reached safety, ragged, half-starved and exhausted.

Words with lán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
褴褛 lán lǚ ragged襤褸
lán ragged garments lán

lán Decomposition & Compounds

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