览 (lǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to look at”. It is written from ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke) and 见 (to see), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
㇑ + ㇑ + ㇒ + ㇐ + ㇔ + 见
Top–bottom structure
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇔ dot stroke unknown
- 见 to see · jiàn unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+89C8 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验（9 笔：0-4 上部 竖/竖/撇/横/点，与「临」「监」同形且无可追溯的成字部件；5-8 为「见」）
Memory aid
Two uprights (㇑ ㇑) stand like the railing of a lookout tower. A stroke sweeps down past them (㇒), with a bar (㇐) and a dot (㇔) marking the far horizon — and underneath it all sits 见, to see. Climb the tower and take in the whole view.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 展览zhǎn lǎnexhibition; to put on display览 = lǎnspoken aszhán lǎn
- 游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing; to tour览 = lǎn
- 浏览liú lǎnto browse; to skim; to look over览 = lǎn
Go deeper
All readings
to look at; to view
to look at; to view; to take in a sight; to read through
观看；四处看；也指大略地读。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 展览zhǎn lǎnexhibition; to put on display览 = lǎnspoken aszhán lǎn
- 游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing; to tour览 = lǎn
- 浏览liú lǎnto browse; to skim; to look over览 = lǎn
Other characters with these parts
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 览 mean?
览 (lǎn) means to look at; to view; to take in a sight; to read through.
How do you pronounce 览?
It is pronounced lǎn.
What parts is 览 made of?
㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke) and 见 (to see), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+89C8 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验（9 笔：0-4 上部 竖/竖/撇/横/点，与「临」「监」同形且无可追溯的成字部件；5-8 为「见」）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 览 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 览?
见. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 览?
Common ones are 展览 and 游览. The reading of 览 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.