兰
lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
- Strokes
- 5
- Level
- HSK 7–9 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 380
- Traditional
- 蘭
How to write 兰, stroke by stroke
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What 兰 means
surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu; orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Pictographic: An orchid in bloom
Words with 兰
- 龙舌兰lóng shé lánagave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
- 兰花lán huācymbidium; orchid
- 紫罗兰zǐ luó lán(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet
- 铃兰líng lánlily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
- 木兰mù lánlily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
- 伊斯兰教yī sī lán jiàoIslam
- 西兰花xī lán huābroccoli
- 法兰fǎ lánflange (loanword)
- 白兰地bái lán dì(loanword) brandy
- 法兰克fǎ lán kèthe Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
- 苏格兰sū gé lánScotland
- 英格兰yīng gé lánEngland