Character: 欄
Modern (Beijing) reading: lán
Preclassic Old Chinese: r(h)ēns
Classic Old Chinese: r(h)ēnh
Western Han Chinese: r(h)jānh
Eastern Han Chinese: r(h)iānh
Early Postclassic Chinese: l(h)iḕn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: l(h)iḕn
Late Postclassic Chinese: l(h)iḕn
Middle Chinese: lièn
English meaning : a k. of tree [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) изгородь; загон; перила; 2) колонка; рубрика (в газете); графа (в анкете)
Comments: The modern reading lán goes back to MC lân < *rān "railing, pen", attested since Han and obviously being a specialized usage of 闌 q.v.
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 3435
Karlgren code: 0185 q
