覽 (laam5 | lan3) : look at; read; visit

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覽

laam5

lan3

[1] see; look at; view
Note: This nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending synonym in 擸 [laap3].

[2] read [3] visit; tour

Stroke count: 21

Level: 3

Radical: (#147)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

覽 / 览

This word has been viewed 6498 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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展覽室 zin2 laam5 sat1 = exhibition room

展覽 zin2 laam5 zhan3 lan3 = exhibition

閱覽室 jyut6 laam5 sat1 yue4 lan3 shi4 = reading room

遊覽 jau4 laam5 you2 lan3 = to go sightseeing

展覽會 zin2 laam5 wui6*2 zhan3 lan3 hui4 = exhibition; show; exposition

展覽館 zin2 laam5 gun2 = exhibition hall; exhibition centre

便覽 bin6 laam5 bian4 lan3 = brief guide; handbook

香港花卉展覽 hoeng1 gong2 faa1 wai2 zin2 laam5 xiang1 gang3 hua1 hui4 zhan3 lan3 = Hong Kong Flower Show

個人作品展覽 go3 jan4 zok3 ban2 zin2 laam5 = individual exhibition

預覽 jyu6 laam5 = preview

博覽會 bok3 laam5 wui6*2 = [n] an exposition

博覽 bok3 laam5 bo2 lan3 = read extensively

瀏覽 lau4 laam5 liu2 lan3 = browse; skim through

展覽廳 zin2 laam5 teng1 = exhibition centre

瀏覽軟件 lau4 laam5 jyun5 gin6*2 liu2 lan3 ruan3 jian4 = a web browser (common formation)

動物展覽 dung6 mat6 zin2 laam5 = menagerie

瀏覽器 lau4 laam5 hei3 liu2 lan3 qi4 = browser (software) (common formation)

網絡瀏覽器 mong5 lok3 lau4 laam5 hei3 wang3 luo4 liu2 lan3 qi4 = network browser; Internet browser (common formation)

飽覽 baau2 laam5 bao3 lan3 = to look intensively; to feast one's eyes on

展覽角 zin2 laam5 gok3 = a display panel 粵

閲覽室 jyut6 laam5 sat1 yue4 lan3 shi4 = reading room

博覽群書 bok3 laam5 kwan4 syu1 bo2 lan3 qun2 shu1 = read extensively; be well read

世界博覽會 sai3 gaai3 bok3 laam5 wui6*2 shi4 jie4 bo2 lan3 hui4 = World Exposition (common formation)

概覽 koi3 laam5 gai4 lan3 = outline

流覽 lau4 laam5 liu2 lan3 = variant of 瀏覽

汽車展覽會 hei3 ce1 zin2 laam5 wui6*2 qi4 che1 zhan3 lan3 hui4 = car show; automobile expo

香港會議展覽中心 hoeng1 gong2 wui6 ji5 zin2 laam5 zung1 sam1 = Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

一覽無遺 jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4 = in full view

閲覽 jyut6 laam5 yue4 lan3 = read (formal)

披覽 pei1 laam5 pi1 lan3 = open a book and read it [formal] 國

披覽群書 pei1laam5 kwan4 syu1 pi1 lan3 qun2 shu1 = read extensively [formal] (common formation)

中國文物展覽館 zung1 gwok3 man4 mat6 zin2 laam5 gun2 = [n] Museum of Chinese Historical Relics

亞洲國際博覽館 aa3 jau1 gwok3 zai3 bok3 laam5 gun2 = Asia-World Expo

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 覽
Unicode code for this character: U+89bd (off-site link)

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