Dong Chinese dictionary

lán

orchid

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

闌 Sound component

lán

door screen

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lán

orchid; elegant, graceful; orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

Lán

surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lánzhōu], Gansu

Most common words with 蘭

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