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蘭
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兰
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orchid

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants →Flowers
lán
ラン、ラ
란
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蘭)
艹 grass (top)+ 闌 door screen =
蘭 orchid
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
闌 Phonetic component
door screen
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Simplified (兰)
䒑 Non-Classical Grass+ 二 two =
兰 orchid
䒑 Meaning component
cǎo Non-Classical Grass
(non-classical form of 艸) grass
䒑 is a component form of 艸.
二 Simplified component
èr two
Shorthand for the 監 component in the traditional character 藍.
Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Seal
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
蘭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
兰 / 蘭 [Lán]
surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu], Gansu
兰 / 蘭 [lán]
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Japanese
蘭 らん 、 ラン 同音

noun

  1. orchid
  2. abbrev. Netherlands; Holland
蘭 あららぎ 、 アララギ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
  2. archaic wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
蘭 らに 同音
noun archaic thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
私は温室でランを栽培している。
I grow orchids in my greenhouse.
Japanese Names
蘭 あらき
Araki surname
蘭 あらぎ
Aragi surname
蘭 あららぎ
Araragi surname
蘭 らん
Ran female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
米兰 [Mǐ​lán] #11,811
Milano
荷兰 [Hé​lán] #5,114
Holland
弗兰克 [Fú​lán​kè] #2,038
Frank (name)
爱尔兰 [Aì​'ěr​lán] #2,937
Ireland
英格兰 [Yīng​gé​lán] #5,130
England
苏格兰 [Sū​gé​lán] #3,168
Scotland
波兰 [Bō​lán] #6,559
Poland
乌克兰 [Wū​kè​lán] #10,765
Ukraine
兰州 [Lán​zhōu] #28,984
Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gān​sù]
新西兰 [Xīn​xī​lán] #12,450
New Zealand
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JAPANESE WORDS (103)
学ラン [がくラン] #37,121
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
⭐ 仏蘭西 [フランス] #42,870
France
鈴蘭 [すずらん] #51,022
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
蘭学 [らんがく] #58,509
rangaku
オランダ人 [オランダじん] #63,044
Dutchman
木蓮 [もくれん] #70,358
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
胡蝶蘭 [こちょうらん] #80,222
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
⭐ 阿蘭陀 [オランダ] #90,470
Netherlands
盂蘭盆 [うらぼん] #96,205
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15)
蘭方医 [らんぽうい] #98,068
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
불란서
France