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Chinese symbol for “flange”

法兰
fǎ lán
Traditional: 法蘭
flange (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flange is 法兰 (fǎ lán), defined as: flange (loanword).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
兰 lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
radical 12 ⼋ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flange”

WordPinyinMeaning
凸缘 (凸緣)tū yuánflange
凸耳tū ěrflange; lug

Related words

Other words that share a character with 法兰.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
办法 (辦法)bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; 条 (tiáo)
宪法 (憲法)xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù)
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
兰花 (蘭花)lán huācymbidium; orchid
木兰 (木蘭)mù lánlily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)

See also: Japanese symbol for “flange”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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