lán

orchid (lán huā Cymbidium goeringii); surname Lan

#642

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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to be close friends
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Shulan, a county-level city in Jilin
Shulan City in Jilin Province, China
lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments
good, noble environment; company of good people
outstanding child; promising young person
variant of gài lán
beef with broccoli
Finnish (language); suomen kieli
Bank of England
Dutch auction; descending-price auction
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; Kingdom of the Netherlands
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
grenadine; carnation; clove pink
parsley
snow pea
Holland
Vanda genus of orchids
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Juan Antonio Samaranch, IOC president