orchid
兰 is a 5 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as lán in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 蘭 is used.
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Pronunciation
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Definitions for 兰 pronounced as lán
- 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)
Vocabulary
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- Milano
- Milan (Italy)
- Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
- Holland
- the Netherlands
Collections
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Book 3 part 1
by Junon ※ 196 characters
1-3a Simplified
by Sprigit ※ 48 characters
The Second 1000 Simplified Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters