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銮

鑾
luán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a bell on an imperial carriage
  2. 2 the emperor's carriage; (by extension) the emperor

Examples

HSK 7-9
皇帝的銮驾傍晚回宫。
Huángdì de luánjià bàngwǎn huí gōng.
The emperor's carriage returned to the palace at dusk.
HSK 7-9
车一动，銮铃清脆作响。
Chē yì dòng, luánlíng qīngcuì zuòxiǎng.
When the chariot started, the bells gave a clear ring.

Tips

culture
銮 was a bell fixed to the yoke of a royal chariot; its sound announced the ruler. From there it came to stand for the emperor's carriage and the emperor, as in 銮驾 ('imperial carriage') and 回銮 ('the sovereign returning').

Components

radical
金 jīn
metal; gold
金 is the metal radical at the bottom, in its full form. A 銮 is a cast metal bell, so the meaning sits under 'metal'.
phonetic
䜌 luán
phonetic element (tangled silk and speech)
The top supplies the sound luán. The same phonetic appears in 鸾 (a mythic bird) and 孪 (twins), a family of luán-sound characters.

Stroke Order

銮 luán