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揽 (Trad.: 攬)
Pinyin: lǎn
English Definition: to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass
Chinese Definition:
①把持：揽持。独揽大权。
②拉到自己这方面或自己身上来：包揽。招揽。承揽。揽客。揽活儿。
③搂，捆：把孩子揽在怀里。
④取：揽秀。揽胜。摘星揽月。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手
Pictophonetic: 览 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
    • 览 [ lǎn ] to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive
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Example Words
包揽 bāo lǎn to monopolize; to take on responsibility over everything; to undertake the whole task
总揽 zǒng lǎn to assume full responsibility; to be in full control; to monopolize
承揽 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project
招揽 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
统揽 tǒng lǎn to be in overall charge; to have overall control
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