揽
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to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 攬
- Common rank
- #2,305
- Unicode
- U+63FD
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
take on · Heisig RSH #2266
fingers + magnifying glass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 揽
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大包大揽 | to take complete charge (idiom) | |
| 独揽市场 | to monopolize a market | |
| 一揽子 | all-inclusive; undiscriminating | |
| 招揽生意 | to advertise; to solicit business | |
| 招风揽火 | see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3] | |
| 九天揽月 | (idiom) to reach for the stars | |
| 包揽 | to take it all upon oneself; to undertake the whole task; (fig.) to sweep (all prizes etc) | |
| 揽权 | to concentrate power in one's own hands | |
| 揽收 | (of a courier) to pick up; to collect (parcels or goods for shipping) | |
| 收揽 | to win the support of; to get over to one's side; to keep control of | |
| 包揽词讼 | to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery | |
| 揽客 | to solicit customers; to tout for customers | |
| 统揽 | to be in overall charge; to have overall control | |
| 总揽 | to assume full responsibility; to be in full control; to monopolize | |
| 独揽 | to monopolize | |
| 揽胜 | variant of 覽勝|览胜[lan3 sheng4] | |
| 招揽 | to attract (customers); to drum up (trade) | |
| 承揽 | to contract for an entire project | |
| 延揽 | to recruit talent; to round up; to enlist the services of sb | |
| 揽炒 | (Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 览 — compare how they read.