览 (lǎn): to look at, to view, to read

览 (lǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to look at.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 见 (semantic). It ranks #1865 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 览 see. Its radical form 见 (see) appears in many related characters such as 见 (jiàn, to see), 观 (guān, to look at), 规 (guī, compass).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 5Radical: 见 see9 strokesFrequency #1865见 semantic

Definitions

  1. to look at
  2. to view
  3. to read

Etymology & Origin

览

pictophoneticsee

Components:见semantic

Stroke Order

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5
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9

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 览

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
展览verbzhǎn lǎnto put on display5
浏览verbliú lǎnto skim over5
游览verbyóu lǎnto go sightseeing5
博览会nounbó lǎn huìan exposition6
浏览器nounliú lǎn qìbrowser (software)6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
展览会nounzhǎn lǎn huìexhibition
展览馆nounzhǎn lǎn guǎnexhibition hall
一览无余phraseyī lǎn wú yúto cover all at one glance (idiom)
一览无遗phraseyī lǎn wú yíbe plainly visible
观览verbguān lǎnto view
阅览室nounyuè lǎn shìreading room
博览verbbó lǎnto read extensively
一览表nounyī lǎn biǎotable
阅览verbyuè lǎnto read
饱览verbbǎo lǎnto look intensively
一览nounyī lǎnat a glance
览胜lǎn shèngto visit scenic spots
概览noungài lǎngeneral overview
纵览verbzòng lǎnpanoramic view
一览众山小yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down be...
41
Total compounds
5
As first character
54
As last character
41
As middle character

览 appears in 41 compound words: 5 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 41 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 览 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

浏liú
0.7849,016 co-occurrences
阅yuè
0.65910,182 co-occurrences
展zhǎn
0.53323,520 co-occurrences
博bó
0.4788,121 co-occurrences
器qì
0.4646,364 co-occurrences
馆guǎn
0.4603,326 co-occurrences
履lǚ
0.4581,491 co-occurrences
游yóu
0.4413,840 co-occurrences
会huì
0.4278,410 co-occurrences
预yù
0.4251,662 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

巴三览四bā sān lǎn sìHSK 5+

to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

phrase
太平御览Tàipíng YùlǎnHSK 7+

Taiping Yulan, ancient Chinese encyclopedia, compiled 977-983

一览无遗yīlǎnwúyíHSK 5+

to take in everything at a glance; to have an uninterrupted view

phrase
一览无余yīlǎnwúyúHSK 5+

to take in everything at a glance; to have an uninterrupted view

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

站在山顶览胜,整个城市的美景尽收眼底。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng lǎnshèng, zhěng gè chéngshì de měijǐng jìn shōu yǎndǐ.

Standing on the mountaintop to enjoy the view, the beautiful scenery of the entire city is captured in one glance.

99 健康网Feb 2026

无糖的食物一览表有哪些?燕麦、坚果、蔬菜都算吗

wú táng de shí wù yī lǎn biǎo yǒu nǎ xiē ? yān mài , jiān guǒ , shū cài dōu suàn ma

What is the list of sugar-free foods? Oats, nuts, and vegetables all count

99 健康网Feb 2026

无糖食物一览表包含主食吗?糙米、藜麦是否列入

wú táng shí wù yī lǎn biǎo bāo hán zhǔ shí ma ? cāo mǐ , 藜 mài shì fǒu liè rù

Does the list of sugar-free foods include staple foods? Whether brown rice and quinoa are included

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

...!踩雷衰运整年 天公是谁、最佳祭拜吉时一览

. . . ! cǎi léi shuāi yùn zhěng nián tiān gōng shì shéi , zuì jiā jì bài jí shí yī lǎn

...! Stepping on thunder and bad luck all year round Who is the god of heaven and the best time to worship auspiciousness

Irna ChineseFeb 2026

第三十三届国际《古兰经》展览会开幕

dì sān shí sān jiè guó jì gǔ lán jīng zhǎn lǎn huì kāi mù

The 33rd International Quran Exhibition opened

百度新闻Feb 2026

贵州烟火气·黔味中国年丨览林城山色,赏乌江画廊,赴..

guì zhōu yān huǒ qì 黔 wèi zhōng guó nián 丨 lǎn lín chéng shān sè , shǎng wū jiāng huà láng , fù . .

Guizhou Smoke and Fireworks-Guizhou Chinese New Year 丨visit the forest city mountain color, enjoy the Wujiang River Gallery, go to the ...

Tatoeba

我们应该再游览澳洲。

Wǒmen yīnggāi zài yóulǎn àozhōu.

We should visit Australia again.

Tatoeba

你去看艺术展览了吗?

Nǐ qù kàn yìshù zhǎnlǎn le ma?

Did you go to the art exhibition?

Tatoeba

你用哪一个浏览器?

Nǐ yòng nǎyīge liúlǎnqì?

Which browser do you use?

Tatoeba

所有人都去哪儿了?有展览会吗?

Suǒyǒurén dōu qù nǎr le? Yǒu zhǎnlǎnhuì ma?

Where are all the people going? Is there a fair?

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 见 (see) component

见 Radical Family — Characters sharing the see radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced lǎn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 览 (lǎn) mean in Chinese?
览 (lǎn) primarily means "to look at." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1865 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 览 have?
览 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 览?
The radical associated with 览 is 见 (see). This radical appears in many characters related to see.
What are the components of 览?
览 is composed of: 见 (semantic). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 览?
Common words with 览 include: 展览 (zhǎn lǎn, "to put on display"); 浏览 (liú lǎn, "to skim over"); 游览 (yóu lǎn, "to go sightseeing"); 博览会 (bó lǎn huì, "an exposition"); 展览会 (zhǎn lǎn huì, "exhibition"). There are over 41 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 览 (lǎn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation lǎn: 兰 (orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)), 蓝 (blue), 烂 (soft), 拦 (to block sb's path), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 览 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 览 and the traditional form is 覽.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.