拦腰
lán​yāo

midway

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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腰 yāo waist

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 要 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

要
要 Sound component
yào, yāo want

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jiewʔew waist

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Unicode
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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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang