fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
栏
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兰
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木
:
Lancelot (l) is taking part in a hurdles (栏) race just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The hurdles are made out of orchids (兰) and Christmas trees (木). For sure tomorrow there will be a special column (栏) about this event in the newspaper.
stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns
杆
=
干
+
木
:
Guy Fawkes (g) is putting up Christmas decorations in the anthill (an3). He is using a stick (杆) to put dried fruits (干) on top of the Christmas tree (木).