lán

to block sb's path

to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)

hand (扌) + phonetic lán (兰) = block with your hand

The hand radical drives the meaning: a physical action of reaching out to stop someone or wave down a vehicle. 兰 contributes the sound lán and carries no semantic weight here.

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他站在门口住了我。

tā zhàn zài mén kǒu lán zhù le wǒ。

He stood at the doorway and blocked my path.

她在路边了一辆出租车。

tā zài lù biān lán le yī liàng chū zū chē。

She flagged down a taxi by the roadside.

Words with 拦

阻拦

zǔ lán

to stop

口无遮拦

kǒu wú zhē lán

to blab

广告拦截器

guǎng gào lán jié qì

ad-blocker

拦住

lán zhù

to stop

拦劫

lán jié

to mug

拦截

lán jié

to intercept

拦检

lán jiǎn

(of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection

拦柜

lán guì

sales counter

拦河坝

lán hé bà

a dam across a river

拦网

lán wǎng

to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc)

拦腰

lán yāo

(hitting) squarely in the middle

拦路

lán lù

to block sb's path

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