兰 — Chinese character
兰
lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
- Pinyin
- lán
- Radical
- 12 ⼋ (Eight)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 丷 三
- Formation
- pictographic — An orchid in bloom
- Traditional
- 蘭
Common words with 兰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法兰 (法蘭) | fǎ lán | flange (loanword) |
| 兰花 (蘭花) | lán huā | cymbidium; orchid |
| 木兰 (木蘭) | mù lán | lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) |
| 兰姆 (蘭姆) | lán mǔ | rum (beverage) (loanword) |
| 白兰地 (白蘭地) | bái lán dì | (loanword) brandy |
| 紫罗兰 (紫羅蘭) | zǐ luó lán | (botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet |
| 兰科 (蘭科) | lán kē | Orchidaceae |
| 铃兰 (鈴蘭) | líng lán | lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) |
| 龙舌兰 (龍舌蘭) | lóng shé lán | agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana) |
| 金兰 (金蘭) | jīn lán | profound friendship; sworn brotherhood |
| 佩兰 (佩蘭) | pèi lán | orchid; fragrant thoroughwort |
| 西兰花 (西蘭花) | xī lán huā | broccoli |
English words written with 兰
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.