What 揽 means
It means to gather, take on, solicit, or take control.
Depending on the compound, the action may be physical, like holding or gathering, or figurative, like attracting customers, accepting work, or claiming control.
揽 is the Simplified Chinese form of 攬. The Han-era Chinese dictionary Shuowen Jiezi records the related form 擥 with the sense “gather and hold.”
Neutral in ordinary compounds; forceful when the sense is taking work or power.
It can imply taking over when someone claims the whole job.
Who writes 揽
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA courier has collected or accepted the parcel.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 揽 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 揽
- Search it as
- lǎn · 揽件 · 招揽 · 包揽 · 独揽 · 攬
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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