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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

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.
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