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title: "Langan Meaning: 栏杆 (lángān) Means “railing”"
description: "栏杆 (traditional 欄杆, lángān) means “railing; banister”. Hear its tones, see what 栏 and 杆 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/langan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 栏杆 mean?

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栏杆 lángān

## railing; banister

## Its characters

1. 栏 lán railing
2. 杆 gān pole

## In a sentence

请不要靠在栏杆上。 Please don't lean on the railing.

如果在那儿做一个比大人还高的**栏杆**，孩子就安全了。

From [七楼 · 第二十五天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 25: The Iron Railing](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-25-the-iron-railing#library-word-124-126)

[More about 栏杆](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%8F%E6%9D%86)

## More words with 栏 or 杆

- [杠杆 gànggǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganggan)
- [栏目 lánmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lanmu)
- [专栏 zhuānlán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanlan)

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