Additional information about 闌
說文解字: 【闌】，門遮也。从門、柬聲。 【洛干切】
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- FENCE
1. The common general term for a fence made either of wood, bamboo or ametal is zhà 柵.
2. Lán 闌 / 欄 refers to a fence for raising domestic animals. During the northern and southern dynasties it came to be used as a general word for a fence, but with a strong colloquial taste.
3. Jiàn 檻 refers to a fence for raising large and dangerous animals. It was an original general term for a fence.