栏 (lán) — fence; railing; barrier; column (of text, data, or a form)
Definition
栏 is a measure-like noun for a 'column' (in a table, form, or text layout) — like a labeled section/box, not a single row. For a physical railing use 栏杆; for a regular feature column in a publication see 专栏.
noun
fencerailingbarriercolumn (of text, data, or a form)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 栏。Qǐng bǎ dá àn xiě zài yòu biān nà yì lán lǐ.Please write the answer in that column on the right.
- 。Gōng yuán de lán gān xū yào chóng xīn yóu qī.The park's railing needs to be repainted.
- 栏。Tā qīng sōng dì kuà guò le nà dào lán.He easily stepped over that hurdle.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 欄; 栏 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
闌
闌lán欄lán
Same sound today
In the traditional form 欄, 木 (wood) shows the meaning and 闌 supplies the sound; the simplified 栏 is a later shorthand.
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