缆 (lǎn): cable, hawser, to moor
缆 (lǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “cable.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 览 (phonetic). It ranks #2646 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 缆 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- cable
- hawser
- to moor
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电缆 | diàn lǎn | (electric) cable |
| 缆车 | lǎn chē | cable car |
| 缆绳 | lǎn shéng | cable |
| 光缆 | guāng lǎn | optical cable |
| 线缆 | xiàn lǎn | cable |
| 缆索 | lǎn suǒ | cable |
| 钢缆 | gāng lǎn | steel cable |
| 电缆调制解调器 | diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì | cable modem |
| 电缆接头 | diàn lǎn jiē tóu | cable gland |
| 带状电缆 | dài zhuàng diàn lǎn | ribbon cable |
| 电缆塔 | diàn lǎn tǎ | a pylon (for electric power line) |
| 光纤电缆 | guāng xiān diàn lǎn | optical fiber |
| 同轴电缆 | tóng zhóu diàn lǎn | coaxial cable |
| 解缆 | jiě lǎn | to untie a mooring rope |
| 缆线 | lǎn xiàn | cable |
缆 appears in 18 compound words: 33 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 缆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
缆字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
lǎn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "缆" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
新/士林小货车吊臂未收勾电缆 火花四射酿20户停电
xīn shì lín xiǎo huò chē diào bì wèi shōu gōu diàn lǎn huǒ huā sì shè niàng 2 0 hù tíng diàn
New/Shilin: Small Truck's Crane Hook Snags Cable; Sparks Fly, Causing Power Outage for 20 Households
瑞士缆车:在中国创造世界之最,在墨西哥疏通城市...
ruì shì lǎn chē : zài zhōng guó chuàng zào shì jiè zhī zuì , zài mò xī gē shū tōng chéng shì . . .
Swiss Cable Cars: Setting World Records in China, Easing Urban Traffic in Mexico...
AAE1海底光缆发生故障 越南互联网仍保持稳定
A A E 1 hǎi de guāng lǎn fā shēng gù zhàng yuè nán hù lián wǎng réng bǎo chí wěn dìng
AAE1 submarine fiber optic cable failed Vietnam's internet remains stable
港股异动 | 长飞光纤光缆(06869)盘中涨超5%再创新高 光纤...
gǎng gǔ yì dòng cháng fēi guāng qiàn guāng lǎn ( 0 6 8 6 9 ) pán zhōng zhǎng chāo 5 zài chuàng xīn gāo guāng qiàn . . .
Hong Kong stock changes | Changfei Optical Fiber Cable (06869) rose more than 5% intraday and hit a new high optical fiber...
惊吓画面|12岁女童跌出滑雪缆车吊挂8米高空 直坠救援网外受伤
jīng hè huà miàn 1 2 suì nǚ tóng diē chū huá xuě lǎn chē diào guà 8 mǐ gāo kōng zhí zhuì jiù yuán wǎng wài shòu shāng
A 12-year-old girl fell out of the ski lift and was suspended 8 meters above the rescue net and was injured
拔下所有的电缆。
Báxià suǒyǒude diànlǎn.
Unplug all the cables.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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