兰 lán

orchid; elegant, graceful

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DEFINITIONS

  • orchid
  • elegant, graceful
  • surname Lan
  • abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
  • orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
  • fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
  • lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

STROKES

WORDS

兰溪 lán xī Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
兰溪市 lán xī shì Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
兰玉 lán yù your son (honorific)
兰科 lán kē Orchidaceae
兰章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing; your beautiful article (honorific)
兰考 lán kǎo Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
兰考县 lán kǎo xiàn Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
兰舟 lán zhōu lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood; poetic term for boat
兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
兰若 lán rě Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若[a1 lan2 re3])
兰蔻 lán kòu Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
兰西县 lán xī xiàn Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
兰言 lán yán intimate conversation
兰谱 lán pǔ lit. directory of orchids; fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)
兰辛 lán xīn Lansing, capital of Michigan
兰郑长成品油管道 lán zhèng cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
兰郑长管道 lán zhèng cháng guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
兰开夏郡 lán kāi xià jùn Lancashire (English county)
兰闺 lán guī a lady's room (honorific)
兰陵笑笑生 lán líng xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
兰麝 lán shè lit. orchids and musk; fig. sweet perfumes
蝶兰 dié lán Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
蟹爪兰 xiè zhuǎ lán holiday cactus
西米德兰兹 xī mǐ dé lán zī West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
西米德兰兹郡 xī mǐ dé lán zī jùn West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
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