to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)

= + : Sir Lancelot is rushing through the anthill's kitchen. He tries to flag down a taxi using a toy claw and an orchid.

拦 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

= + : In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.

Characters with 拦 as component

拦 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拦

to stop / to bar the way
to stop / to obstruct
to block sb's path / to waylay
to mug / to intercept and rob
to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / to block
to block / to obstruct
(hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist
a dam across a river
to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe
(of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection / to pull (sb) over
sales counter / inquiry desk
to thumb a lift / to hitchhike

Sentences with 拦

拦 currently does not appear in any sentence.