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

兰 stroke order diagram
兰 stroke order animation

WORDS

紫罗兰色 zǐ luó lán sè violet (color)
美兰区 měi lán qū Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
义结金兰 yì jié jīn lán to be close friends
腐生兰 fǔ shēng lán Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
舒梦兰 shū mèng lán Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
舒兰 shū lán Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
舒兰市 shū lán shì Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
芝兰 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
芝兰之室 zhī lán zhī shì lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
芥兰 gài lán variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
芥兰牛肉 jiè lán niú ròu beef with broccoli
芬兰语 fēn lán yǔ Finnish (language); suomen kieli
英格兰银行 yīng gé lán yín háng Bank of England
荷兰式拍卖 hé lán shì pāi mài Dutch auction; descending-price auction
荷兰王国 hé lán wáng guó Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; Kingdom of the Netherlands
荷兰皇家航空 hé lán huáng jiā háng kōng KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
荷兰石竹 hé lán shí zhú grenadine; carnation; clove pink; Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
荷兰芹 hé lán qín parsley
荷兰豆 hé lán dòu snow pea
菏兰 hé lán Holland
万代兰 wàn dài lán Vanda genus of orchids
葛兰素史克 gě lán sù shǐ kè GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
萨兰斯克 sà lán sī kè Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
萨马兰奇 sà mǎ lán qí Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001
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