缆 Strokes Write it Listen 缆 lǎn cable, hawser, heavy-duty rope HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 纟 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from纟meaningsīsilk; thread览soundlǎnto look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive How it works纟 hints at the meaning (thread), and 览 lǎn hints at the sound.