Chinese symbol for “fence”
栏
lán
Traditional: 欄
fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fence is 栏 (lán), defined as: fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栅栏 (柵欄) | zhà lán | fence |
| 篱笆 (籬笆) | lí ba | fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) |
| 藩 | fān | fence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier |
| 栅 (柵) | zhà | fence; also pr. [shan1] |
| 篱 (籬) | lí | a fence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 专栏 (專欄) | zhuān lán | special column |
| 栏目 (欄目) | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) |
| 栏杆 (欄杆) | lán gān | railing; banister |
| 栅栏 (柵欄) | zhà lán | fence |
| 围栏 (圍欄) | wéi lán | fencing; railings |
| 护栏 (護欄) | hù lán | guardrail; railing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fence”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.