Chinese character 拦 lán — to block sb's path

lán

to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)

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Stroke order of 拦

Written in 8 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

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What 拦 is made of

  • 扌handmeaning
  • 兰orchidsound

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Words with 拦

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