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Chinese symbol for “railings”

围栏
wéi lán
Traditional: 圍欄
fencing; railings; fence

The closest CC-CEDICT match for railings is 围栏 (wéi lán), defined as: fencing; railings; fence.

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

围 wéi
to surround, to encircle, to corral
radical 31 ⼞ · 7 strokes
栏 lán
fence, railing, balustrade
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 围栏.

WordPinyinMeaning
范围 (範圍)fàn wéirange; scope
周围 (周圍)zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
围绕 (圍繞)wéi ràoto revolve around; to center on (an issue)
包围 (包圍)bāo wéito surround; to encircle; to hem in
外围 (外圍)wài wéisurrounding
氛围 (氛圍)fēn wéiambience; atmosphere
专栏 (專欄)zhuān lánspecial column
栏目 (欄目)lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)

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.

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