Definitions

lǎn (verb) to look at; to view; to read

Etymology phono-semantic

see

Semantic:

About

The character "览", whose traditional form is "覽", is structured from the components "見", meaning to see, and "監", which depicts a person looking into a vessel of water and conveys the idea of observing or overseeing. This construction gives the character its core meaning of "to look over" or "to inspect". Over time, the application of this meaning broadened from the physical act of viewing something comprehensively, such as surveying a landscape, to the more abstract or intellectual act of perusing written material, as in reading or examining documents. The simplified form "览" retains the "见" component for sight but replaces the complex "監" with the simplified "监", maintaining the phonetic hint while streamlining the character's structure.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢浏网页。

Wǒ xǐhuān liúlǎn wǎngyè.

I like to browse web pages.

他快速浏了报告。

Tā kuàisù liúlǎn le bàogào.

He quickly browsed the report.

昨天我浏了展

Zuótiān wǒ liúlǎn le zhǎnlǎn.

Yesterday I viewed the exhibition.

我们在图书馆阅书籍。

Wǒmen zài túshūguǎn yuèlǎn shūjí.

We read books in the library.

为了准备考试,他浏了很多资料。

Wèile zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, tā liúlǎn le hěnduō zīliào.

In order to prepare for the exam, he browsed a lot of materials.

她先浏了目录,然后仔细阅读了第一章。

Tā xiān liúlǎn le mùlù, ránhòu zǐxì yuèdú le dì yī zhāng.

She first browsed the table of contents, then carefully read the first chapter.

如果你有时间,可以浏一下这个网站。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, kěyǐ liúlǎn yīxià zhège wǎngzhàn.

If you have time, you can browse this website.

这些数据被浏后,需要立即保存。

Zhèxiē shùjù bèi liúlǎn hòu, xūyào lìjí bǎocún.

After these data are browsed, they need to be saved immediately.