拦 lán to block, stop

Traditional: 攔

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 拦 is in band 7–9. HSK 5 explained

Hear Xiaolu on 拦 · 0:12 Talkhao's spoken-Chinese tutor

中拦。

It means to block or to stop. Picture a friend about to step out into busy traffic. You reach out, hold them back, and say it. Want to try it out loud?

Continue with Xiaolu → Your first 10-minute talk is free.

Report this clip

Stroke order

拦 is written in 8 strokes.

拦 — the Chinese character for to block, stop (lán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 拦 — to block, stop

Senses

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

Related words

Where 拦 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise

拦 is pronounced lán and means “to block, stop”.