拦住
lán​zhù

stop

拦 lán obstruct Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 兰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 攔.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

兰
兰 Sound component
lán orchid

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住 zhù reside

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

主
主 Sound component
zhǔ master

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjuHdro(ʔ)-s stop (v.)

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

攔 lán obstruct Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

闌
闌 Sound component
door screen

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raːn
Unicodelɑn

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang