镧

镧 · lán

lanthanum (element 57, La)

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lán
Cantonese
laan4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

lanthanum (element 57, La)

Dictionary definitions & readings

镧 lán · lanthanum (chemistry)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0672.060:lán Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
208.170:lán Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
CLSW Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8772 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9567
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6249

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
镧
Strokes
17
Convention
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17 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

鑭

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64258.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64258.080
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kSMSZD2003Index
738.13
kCangjie
CLSW
kFourCornerCode
8772
kPhonetic
766*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F67
kRSUnicode
167'.12
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
294869
kEACC
294869
kGB0
7971
kMainlandTelegraph
4420
kTGH
2013:6249
kCantonese
laan4
kDefinition
lanthanum (element 57, La)
kMandarin
lán
kTGHZ2013
208.170:lán
kXHC1983
0672.060:lán
kTraditionalVariant
U+946D

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
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Shape description
钅 beside 阑 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰钅阑$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅阑$(G)

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