lǎn

common
noun
verb

Meaning of

缆 means mooring rope; hawser for securing ships; cable; wire-like twisted bundle. Pronounced lǎn.

  • mooring rope; hawser for securing ships
  • cable; wire-like twisted bundle
  • tie up a boat with rope; moor

Character Info

Radical
Strokes19
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shuǐ
shǒu
men
zhèng
jǐn
lǎn
shéng
dìng
chuán
zhī
 

The sailors are tightening the mooring ropes to secure the ship.

Chuán
zhǎng
xià
lìng
jiě
kāi
lǎn
shéng
zhǔn
bèi
háng
 

The captain ordered to cast off the mooring ropes and prepare to set sail.

tóu
biān
de
lǎn
shéng
shàng
guà
zhe
jiù
shēng
quān
 

A life buoy hangs on the mooring rope by the dock.

mín
men
lǎn
shéng
zài
àn
biān
de
zhuāng
shàng
 

The fishermen tied the mooring rope to the wooden stake on the shore.

Fēng
bào
lái
qián
 
chuán
yuán
jiā
le
suǒ
yǒu
lǎn
shéng
 

Before the storm hit, the crew reinforced all the mooring ropes.