揽 meaning in English

lǎn

to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 攬12 strokes

Meaning of 揽

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lǎn
  1. to monopolize; to seize
  2. to take into one's arms; to embrace
  3. to fasten (with a rope etc)
  4. to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass

揽 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā总zǒng是shì把bǎ责zé任rèn往wǎng自zì己jǐ身shēn上shàng揽lǎn。
She's always blaming herself.

Stroke order for each character

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揽 lǎn · to monopolize · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 揽.

招揽zhāolǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
一揽子yīlǎnziall-inclusive; undiscriminating
大包大揽dàbāo-dàlǎnto take complete charge (idiom)

Questions about 揽

What does 揽 mean?

揽 (lǎn) means "to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 揽?

揽 is made of 1 character: 揽 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 揽 an HSK word?

Yes. 揽 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 揽 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 揽 is written 攬.