I couldn't prevent Tom from eating all the cookies.
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拦
Traditional: 攔
lán
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5
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lán · laan4 (Jyutping)
- to block sb's path
- to obstruct
- to flag down (a taxi)
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Character breakdown
拦
- Meaning
- obstruct, impede, bar, hinder
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌兰
- Cangjie
- QTMM
- Four-corner
- 5801
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.