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览 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
览 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

览 Stroke Order — How to Write 览

Stroke Order

览 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 见, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

览 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 览:见

see.

Radical: 见 + 5 more strokes

览 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • lǎn

Meanings of 览 in Chinese

1

lǎn览

To look at, read, view, tour, or exhibit; to peruse, sightsee, or display.
我们计划下周末去公园游览,欣赏那里的花卉和风景。
We plan to visit the park next weekend to enjoy the flowers and scenery there.

Common Words and Phrases with 览

1
lǎn览gǔ古
to visit historical sites or ancient places
他计划趁着假期去附近的古镇览古,了解当地的历史文化。
He plans to use the holiday to visit ancient sites in a nearby old town and learn about its local history and culture.
2
lǎn览shèng胜
visit scenic spots; view beautiful scenery
他们登上山顶,尽情览胜,感受大自然的壮丽。
They ascended the mountain peak, enjoying the magnificent scenery to their heart's content, feeling the grandeur of nature.
3
lǎn览tiào眺
to look far into the distance from a high place; to gaze afar
游客们纷纷登上观景台,览眺着湖光山色
Tourists ascended the observation deck one after another, gazing at the scenic beauty of the lake and mountains.

More words with 览

  • báo饱lǎn览view extensively, see a great deal of
  • guān观lǎn览to view; to look at; to sightsee
  • liú浏lǎn览browse, scan
  • bó博lǎn览Read extensively; wide reading
  • zhán展lǎn览exhibition, show
  • zhán展lán览guǎn馆exhibition hall, exhibition center
  • zhǎn展lǎn览huì会Exhibition, Fair
  • zòng纵lǎn览overview, survey
  • bó博lǎn览huì会exposition, exhibition
  • yuè阅lǎn览to read; to view
  • shè涉lǎn览to glance over; to read cursorily
  • yóu游lǎn览tour, visit
  • yù预lǎn览preview, to preview
  • yuè阅lǎn览shì室reading room
  • yì艺shù术zhán展lǎn览Art exhibition, Art show
  • zhán展lǎn览tīng厅exhibition hall, display hall
  • kē科xué学zhán展lǎn览science fair, science exhibition
  • guó国jì际zhǎn展lǎn览International Exhibition, International Expo
  • huā花huì卉zhán展lǎn览flower exhibition, flower show
  • zhán展lǎn览zhōng中xīn心Exhibition Center, Convention Center

Idioms with 览

  • bó博lǎn览gǔ古jīn今well-read in ancient and modern times
  • bó博lǎn览qún群shū书widely read, extensively knowledgeable
  • bó博lǎn览wǔ五chē车widely read and knowledgeable
  • yī一lǎn览wú无yú余all seen at a glance
  • cháo朝guān观xī夕lǎn览view repeatedly from morning till night
  • ěr耳wén闻mù目lǎn览hear and see firsthand
  • guān观shān山lǎn览shuǐ水tour and appreciate natural landscapes
  • jiān兼lǎn览bó博zhào照Observe broadly and clearly
  • pān攀jīn今lǎn览gǔ古discuss past and present
  • yī一lǎn览ér而jǐn尽take in everything at a single glance
  • yī一lǎn览wú无yí遗take in everything at a glance
  • lǎn览wén闻biàn辩jiàn见knowledgeable and articulate

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Questions about 览

What does 览 mean in Chinese?

览 (lǎn) means “To look at, read, view, tour, or exhibit; to peruse, sightsee, or display” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 览?

览 is pronounced lǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 览 have?

览 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 览?

览 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 见. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 览?

The radical of 览 is 见, and 览 is a phono-semantic compound.

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