缆

纜
lǎn
纟 + 览

Definitions

lǎn (noun) cable; mooring rope
lǎn (verb) to moor

Etymology phono-semantic

thread

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 览

About

缆 (simplified; traditional 纜) is a phono-semantic compound: the silk radical 纟 (糸) marks it as cordage or woven material, and the component 览 (覽) provides the pronunciation. Originally it meant a thick, heavy-duty rope or hawser, made by twisting smaller ropes together for mooring ships or pulling heavy loads. As technology advanced, the term broadened to modern industrial cables, metal wire, fiber optic, electrical, and today refers to any thick, structural, or communication cable in engineering, telecommunications, and transportation.

Example Sentences Hide

我们坐缆车上山。

Wǒmen zuò lǎnchē shàng shān.

We take the cable car up the mountain.

工人正在安装电缆。

Gōngrén zhèngzài ānzhuāng diànlǎn.

Workers are installing electric cables.

这条缆绳非常结实。

Zhè tiáo lǎnshéng fēicháng jiēshi.

This cable rope is very sturdy.

乘坐缆车可以欣赏风景。

Chéngzuò lǎnchē kěyǐ xīnshǎng fēngjǐng.

Riding the cable car allows you to enjoy the scenery.

他们用缆绳把货物吊起来。

Tāmen yòng lǎnshéng bǎ huòwù diào qǐlái.

They use a cable rope to lift the goods.

海底电缆连接着两个国家。

Hǎidǐ diànlǎn liánjiē zhe liǎng gè guójiā.

The submarine cable connects two countries.

由于电缆损坏，停电了。

Yóuyú diànlǎn sǔnhuài, tíngdiàn le.

Due to damaged cables, there was a power outage.

如果缆车出现故障，请立即通知工作人员。

Rúguǒ lǎnchē chūxiàn gùzhàng, qǐng lìjí tōngzhī gōngzuò rényuán.

If the cable car malfunctions, please notify the staff immediately.

Related Characters

Component: 纟

经 给 结 统 组 级 约 线 红 维 续 终 绝 织

Component: 览

揽 榄

Example Words

缆车 电缆 光缆 线缆 缆绳 钢缆