欄 is a phonosemantic compound character, made up of:
木 (목) – meaning “wood”, indicating the material (many railings were made of wood);
闌 (란) – providing the sound.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to the utmost, to exhaust, extreme, ultimate, end, utmost point

flower, glory, honor, prosperity, flourishing

to join, to put together, to build, to construct

roughly, generally, on the whole, outline, broad measure

form, appearance, shape, manner, pattern

tree, to plant, to set up, to establish

loom, mechanism, device

horizontal, across, sideways

railing, balustrade, section/column

weight, balance weight, authority, power, influence, rights

second, next

to desire, to want, to wish

to sigh, to lament

to beat, strike, Europe

joyful, glad, delighted, to rejoice

correct, upright, proper

age (counter), year (about age)

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Chinese character

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

Chinese characters dictionary

欄

Etymology

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