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揽

lǎn

Character Traditional 攬

What 揽 means

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

Example sentences

• 她总是把责任往自己身上揽。
  She's always blaming herself.

Words starting with 揽

• 揽客lǎn kèto solicit customers; to tout for customers
• 揽收lǎn shōu(of a courier) to pick up; to collect (parcels or goods for shipping)
• 揽权lǎn quánto concentrate power in one's own hands
• 揽炒lǎn chǎo(Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction
• 揽辔澄清lǎn pèi chéng qīngto assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation…
• 揽胜lǎn shèngvariant of 览胜

Words containing 揽

• 招揽zhāo lǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
• 包揽bāo lǎnto take it all upon oneself; to undertake the whole task; (fig.) to sweep (all prizes etc)
• 一揽子yī lǎn ziall-inclusive; undiscriminating
• 承揽chéng lǎnto contract for an entire project
• 延揽yán lǎnto recruit talent; to round up; to enlist the services of sb
• 收揽shōu lǎnto win the support of; to get over to one's side; to keep control of
• 独揽dú lǎnto monopolize
• 统揽tǒng lǎnto be in overall charge; to have overall control
• 总揽zǒng lǎnto assume full responsibility; to be in full control; to monopolize
• 包揽词讼bāo lǎn cí sòngto canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
• 大包大揽dà bāo dà lǎnto take complete charge (idiom)
• 招揽生意zhāo lǎn shēng yito advertise; to solicit business
• 独揽市场dú lǎn shì chǎngto monopolize a market
• 兜揽dōu lǎnto canvas (for customers); to solicit; to advertise
• 九天揽月jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè(idiom) to reach for the stars
• 招风揽火zhāo fēng lǎn huǒsee 招风惹草

Characters built on 览

These share the phonetic component 览 (lǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 缆lǎncable; hawser; to moor
• 榄lǎn(bound form) olive

Characters that look like 揽

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 搜sōuto search; variant of 搜
• 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro
• 搅jiǎoto disturb; to annoy; to mix
• 揉róuto knead; to massage; to rub
• 琉liúprecious stone

Sounds the same

Read lǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 懒lazy
• 览to look at; to view; to read
• 缆cable; hawser; to moor
• 榄(bound form) olive
• 𡒄disappointed
• 漤to soak (fruits) in hot water or limewater to remove astringent taste…
• 罱a kind of tool used to dredge up fish, water plants or river mud, consisting of a net…
• 灠variant of 漤
• 㨫variant of 擥
• 孄old variant of 懒
• 孏old variant of 懒
• 擥variant of 揽