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 6524 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
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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

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