Chinese symbol for “hurdle”
栏架
lán jià
Traditional: 欄架
hurdle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hurdle is 栏架 (lán jià), defined as: hurdle.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hurdle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栏 (欄) | lán | fence; railing |
| 关卡 (關卡) | guān qiǎ | checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栏架.
| 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 |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hurdle”.
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.