Memory phrase for the character: 拦

拦

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Meaning

obstruct, to block sb's path, hinder

Pronunciation

lán

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: orchid 兰 (three 三 petals)

Mnemonic

The hand is for a backless sheep 羊 an obstruction.

Radicals

扌	hand	Simplification of this hand 手
兰	orchid, lily magnolia	backbone-less sheep 羊
羊	sheep	Image of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.

Vocabulary

拦网	lán wǎng	to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block
拦住	lán zhù	to stop; to bar the way
阻拦	zǔ lán	to stop; to obstruct
阻拦	zǔ lán

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