Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "褴", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "褴", and master the standard way of writing the character "褴".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 褴
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "褴" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
褴 (lán)
1. (noun) [~褛] Clothes that are worn out and tattered. Also written as "褴缕".
(English: worn-out clothes)
2. (noun) Refers to a type of shabby clothing.
(Chinese: 破旧短衣; English: old and ragged short garments)
3. (verb) Generally refers to worn-out clothing, such as: 褴衫 (tattered clothes); 褴褛筚路 (originally referring to wearing shabby clothes and driving a wooden cart to develop forests, now used to describe the hardships of pioneers).
(English: worn-out; tattered and ragged)
4. (noted usages)
- "说文": 褴, 裯谓之褴褛. 褴, 无缘也。
(English: "Shuowen": "褴" refers to a type of ragged clothing. It means "without edges".)
- 扬雄《方言三》: 几人贫衣被丑敝,或谓之褴褛,故《左传》曰,筚路褴褛,以启山林,殆谓此也。
(English: "Yang Xiong" describes that many poor people wear shabby clothing, which is called "褴褛". Thus "Zuo Zhuan" mentions, "Barren roads and tattered clothes, to open up the mountains and forests, likely refers to this.")
- 扬雄《方言四》: 无缘之衣谓之褴。
(English: "Yang Xiong" states that clothing without edges is called "褴".)
(Note: The explanations above illustrate the usage and meanings associated with the character "褴".)