缆

lǎn

l+ǎn·3rd tone

cable · hawser

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Character Decomposition

缆=纟+览

Etymology

thread

Meanings

cable

hawser

to moor

lǎn

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Words with 缆 34 total

cable car缆车lǎn chē cable · hawser · mooring rope缆索lǎn suǒ optical cable光缆guāng lǎn cable · wire · cord (computer)线缆xiàn lǎn mooring bollard缆桩lǎn zhuāng cable缆线lǎn xiàn cable · hawser · mooring rope缆绳lǎn shéng ship's hawser · rigging船缆chuán lǎn to untie a mooring rope解缆jiě lǎn steel cable; wire cable; steel hawser钢缆gāng lǎn (electric) cable电缆diàn lǎn a pylon (for electric power line)电缆塔diàn lǎn tǎ

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