lán

orchid (lán huā Cymbidium goeringii); surname Lan

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Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 642nd character
Radical ⼋ (12.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 306
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

兰 lán
  1. 1. orchid (lán huā Cymbidium goeringii)
  2. 2. surname Lan
  3. 3. abbr. for Lanzhou lán zhōu, Gansu
  4. 4. lily magnolia (mù lán)
  5. 5. fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)

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Words containing 兰

Word Meaning
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Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
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magnolia
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Tang dynasty female poet Li Ye
East Midlands, English county
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Donglan county in Hezhou hè zhōu, Guangxi
Donglan county in Hezhou hè zhōu, Guangxi
also written gé lán shì yīn xìng; Gram negative (of bacteria)
Mei Lanfang, famous Peking opera artist
Medan (city in Indonesia)
Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
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Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Zhenglan Banner, county in Inner Mongolia
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Frankfurt School
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)
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Francis (name)
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist