Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瀾)
Simplified (澜)
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Historical Evolution
瀾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀾
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
瀾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
澜 / 瀾 [lán]
swelling water
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
波澜 [bōlán] #25,440
billows
力挽狂澜 [lìwǎnkuánglán] #26,165
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
推波助澜 [tuībōzhùlán] #33,204
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
杨澜 [YángLán] #21,953
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
波澜壮阔 [bōlánzhuàngkuò] #28,270
surging forward with great momentum
澜沧江 [LáncāngJiāng] #32,541
Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[MéigōngHé] of Southeast Asia
澜沧县 [Láncāngxiàn] #64,360
Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pǔ'ěr], Yunnan
澜沧拉祜族自治县 [LáncāngLāhùzúZìzhìxiàn] #69,945
Lancang Lahuzu Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱[Pǔ'ěr], Yunnan
波澜老成 [bōlánlǎochéng]
splendid and powerful (of story)
波澜起伏 [bōlánqǐfú]
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
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