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兰 - lán

orchid; elegant, graceful

orchid; elegant, graceful

How to read 兰

Click 兰 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlán
Englishorchid; elegant, graceful
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

兰交 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 兰克. Please read 兰坪 one more time.

Common words with this character

close friendship; a meeting of minds
Rank; Leopold von Ranke , important German historian
see 蘭坪白族普米族自治縣|兰坪白族普米族自治县[Lan2 ping2 Bai2 zu2 Pu3 mi3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Lamb

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 兰 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 兰交 and 兰克 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 兰.