"兰" • Chinese-English Dictionary

DICTIONARY OPTIONS
CHARACTERS : Simplified Traditional
PHONETIC : Pinyin Bopomofo EFEO Wade-Giles Yale
» Search by Radical
兰
Trad. 蘭
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 八
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 兰二
丷 + 三
Prononciation
Mandarin lán
Entry Methods
Pinyin lan2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 TMM
廿一一
Sijiao 801.0
Wubi UFF
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5170
GB2312 C0BC
兰 lán orchid (蘭花|兰花 / Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 / Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Results beginning with 兰
兰州 Lán zhōu see 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2zhou1 Shi4]
兰花 lán huā cymbidium / orchid
兰蔻 Lán kòu Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
兰特 Lán tè Rand or Randt (name)
兰斯 Lán sī Reims (city in France)
兰新 Lán Xīn Lanzhou and Xinjiang
兰闺 lán guī a lady's room (honorific)
兰交 lán jiāo close friendship / a meeting of minds
兰考 Lán kǎo Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
兰科 lán kē Orchidaceae
兰克 Lán kè Rank (name) / Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
兰利 lán lì Langley
兰陵 Lán líng Lanling County in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
兰姆 lán mǔ rum (beverage) (loanword)
兰坪 Lán píng Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰谱 lán pǔ lit. directory of orchids / fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)
兰若 lán rě Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若[a1 lan2 re3])
兰山 Lán shān Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
兰麝 lán shè lit. orchids and musk / fig. sweet perfumes
兰室 lán shì a lady's room (honorific)
兰溪 Lán xī see 蘭溪市|兰溪市[Lan2xi1 Shi4]
兰西 Lán xī Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
兰辛 Lán xīn Lansing, capital of Michigan
兰学 lán xué Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)
兰言 lán yán intimate conversation
兰屿 Lán yǔ Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
兰玉 lán yù your son (honorific)
兰章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific)
兰郑 lán zhèng Lanzhou to Zhengzhou
兰舟 lán zhōu lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood / poetic term for boat
» MORE
兰迪斯 Lán dí sī Landis (name)
兰花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
兰考县 Lán kǎo xiàn Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
兰陵县 Lán líng Xiàn Lanling County in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
兰姆打 lán mǔ dǎ lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
兰姆达 lán mǔ dá lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
兰姆酒 lán mǔ jiǔ rum (beverage) (loanword)
兰坪县 Lán píng xiàn Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰山区 Lán shān qū Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
兰溪市 Lán xī shì Lanxi, county-level city in Jinhua 金華市|金华市[Jin1hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang
兰西县 Lán xī xiàn Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
兰屿乡 Lán yǔ xiāng Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
兰州市 Lán zhōu Shì Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1su4 Sheng3]
兰州大学 Lán zhōu Dà xué Lanzhou University
兰博基尼 Lán bó jī ní Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)
兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
兰摧玉折 lán cuī yù zhé premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young
兰因絮果 lán yīn xù guǒ starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
兰色高棉  Khmer Blue
兰开斯特 Lán kāi sī tè Lancaster
兰开夏郡 Lán kāi xià jùn Lancashire (English county)
兰普金县 lán pǔ jīn xiàn Lumpkin
兰青铁路 lán qīng tiě lù Lanqing
兰斯洛特 Lán sī luò tè Lancelot (name)
兰新铁路 Lán xīn tiě lù Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway
兰陵笑笑生 Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
兰斯克鲁纳 lán sī kè lǔ nà Landskrona
兰郑长管道 Lán Zhèng Cháng guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
兰利研究中心  Langley Research Center
兰郑长成品油管道 Lán Zhèng Cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
兰利航空纪念实验室  Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
兰坪白族普米族自治县 Lán píng Bái zú Pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰伯特正形圆锥曲线投影  Lambert conformal conic projection
Approximate Results for 兰
米兰 Mǐ lán Milano / Milan (Italy)
荷兰 Hé lán Holland / the Netherlands
波兰 Bō lán Poland
芬兰 Fēn lán Finland
法兰 fǎ lán flange (loanword)
罗兰 Luó lán Roland (name)
玉兰 Yù lán Yulan magnolia
木兰 mù lán lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
宜兰 Yí lán Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
小兰 xiǎo lán Xiaolan (person name)
阿兰 A1 lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name)
金兰 jīn lán profound friendship / sworn brotherhood
马兰 Mǎ lán Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
美兰 Měi lán Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
铃兰 líng lán lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
芝兰 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
吊兰 diào lán spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
锡兰 Xī lán Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
棉兰 Mián lán Medan (city in Indonesia)
打兰 dǎ lán dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
蝶兰 dié lán Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
东兰 Dōng lán Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
都兰 Dū lán Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
芥兰 gài lán variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
皋兰 Gāo lán Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
挂兰 guà lán spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
菏兰 Hé lán Holland
贺兰 Hè lán Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
呼兰 Hū lán Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
楼兰 Lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1]
佩兰 pèi lán orchid / fragrant thoroughwort / (botany) Eupatorium fortunei / Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine)
普兰 Pǔ lán Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
舒兰 Shū lán Shulan, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
乌兰 Wū lán Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
亚兰 Yà lán Ram (son of Hezron)
依兰 Yī lán Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
泽兰 zé lán Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb)
卓兰 Zhuó lán Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
» MORE
英格兰 Yīng gé lán England
新西兰 Xīn xī lán New Zealand
爱尔兰 Aì ěr lán Ireland
乌克兰 Wū kè lán Ukraine
苏格兰 Sū gé lán Scotland
伊斯兰 Yī sī lán Islam
法兰西 Fǎ lán xī France
弗兰克 Fú lán kè Frank (name)
雪佛兰 Xuě fó lán Chevrolet
紫罗兰 zǐ luó lán (botany) common stock / gillyflower (Matthiola incana) / (botany) violet
奥兰多 Aò lán duō Orlando
花木兰 Huā Mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
格兰特 Gé lán tè Grant (name)
奥克兰 Aò kè lán Auckland (New Zealand city) / Oakland (California, US city)
白兰地 bái lán dì brandy (loanword)
纽西兰 Niǔ xī lán New Zealand (Tw)
德黑兰 Dé hēi lán Tehran, capital of Iran
法兰克 Fǎ lán kè the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
阿斯兰 A1 sī lán Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
古兰经 Gǔ lán jīng the Koran
君子兰 jūn zǐ lán scarlet kafir lily / Clivia miniata (botany)
西兰花 xī lán huā broccoli
昆士兰 Kūn shì lán Queensland, northeast Australian state
贺兰山 Hè lán Shān Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
玉兰花 yù lán huā magnolia
木兰花 mù lán huā magnolia
荷兰语 Hé lán yǔ Dutch (language)
冯友兰 Féng Yǒu lán Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
马里兰 Mǎ lǐ lán Maryland, US state
荷兰豆 hé lán dòu snow pea
格陵兰 Gé líng lán Greenland
纽芬兰 Niǔ fēn lán Newfoundland Island, Canada
法兰绒 fǎ lán róng flannel (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
马兰花 mǎ lán huā iris / Iris tectorum
芬兰语 Fēn lán yǔ Finnish (language) / suomen kieli
布兰森 Bù lán sēn (name) Branson or Brandsen / Sir Richard Branson (1950-), British billionaire and founder of the Virgin Group
可兰经 Kě lán jīng Quran (Islamic scripture)
荷兰病  Dutch syndrome
丙呲兰  propiram
阿兰若 ā lán rě Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
阿兰文 A1 lán wén Aramaic
巴格兰 Bā gé lán Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
白兰瓜 bái lán guā honeydew melon
邦特兰 bāng tè lán Puntland
贝尔兰 bèi ěr lán Beleriand
北荷兰 Běi Hé lán North Holland, a province of the Netherlands
波兰语 Bō lán yǔ Polish (language)
伯特兰 Bó tè lán Bertrand (name)
大根兰 dà gēn lán Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
登兰德 dēng lán dé Dunland
东兰县 Dōng lán xiàn Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
都兰县 Dū lán xiàn Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
法兰斯 Fǎ lán sī France (phonetic transliteration)
凤眼兰 fèng yǎn lán water hyacinth
佛兰德 Fó lán dé of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
弗兰兹 Fú lán zī Franz (name)
腐生兰 fǔ shēng lán Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
噶玛兰 Gá mǎ lán Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
皋兰县 Gāo lán xiàn Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
格兰菜 gé lán cài see 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
格兰羚 gé lán líng Grant's
格兰山 gé lán shān Mount
革兰氏 Gé lán shì Mr Gram / Dr. Hans Christian Jaochim Gram (1953-1938), Danish doctor and inventor of the Gram stain 革蘭氏染色法|革兰氏染色法
革兰阳 gé lán yáng Gram-positive (bacteria)
海兰泡 hǎi lán pào Blagoveshchensk
豪兰岛 háo lán dǎo Howland
荷兰盾 Hé lán dùn Dutch gulden
荷兰芹 hé lán qín parsley
贺兰县 Hè lán xiàn Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
菏兰语 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language)
荷兰猪 Hé lán zhū guinea pig
呼兰区 Hū lán qū Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
虎尾兰 hǔ wěi lán snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
吉兰丹 Jí lán dān Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
金兰谱 jīn lán pǔ (old) genealogical records of sworn brothers, each keeping a copy
卡多兰 kǎ duō lán Cardolan
克兰克 kè lán kè crank
拉法兰 Lā fǎ lán Raffarin, prime minister of France under Jacques Chirac
拉普兰 Lā pǔ lán Lapland (northern Europe)
李季兰 Lǐ Jì Lán Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
刘胡兰 liú hú lán Liu
留兰香 liú lán xiāng spearmint
龙舌兰 lóng shé lán agave (genus of plants) / Agave americana / tequila
梅兰芳 Méi Lán fāng Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
美兰区 Měi lán qū Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
墨角兰 mò jiǎo lán marjoram (Origanum majorana)
木兰纲 mù lán gāng Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
木兰科 mù lán kē Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
木兰属 mù lán shǔ Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
木兰县 Mù lán xiàn Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
南荷兰 Nán Hé lán South Holland, a province of the Netherlands
尼德兰 Ní dé lán the Netherlands
帕兰卡 Pà lán kǎ Palanka (a personal name)
普兰店 Pǔ lán diàn Pulandian, county-level city in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
普兰县 Pǔ lán xiàn Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
森美兰 Sēn měi lán Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
双蕊兰 shuāng ruǐ lán double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species
舒兰市 Shū lán shì Shulan, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
舒梦兰 Shū Mèng lán Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
铁兰属 tiě lán shǔ (loanword) genus Tillandsia / air plants (more commonly known as 空氣鳳梨|空气凤梨[kong1qi4 feng4li2])
万代兰 Wàn dài lán Vanda genus of orchids
乌兰夫 Wū lán fū Ulanhu (1906-1988), Soviet-trained Mongolian communist who became important PRC military leader
乌兰县 Wū lán xiàn Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
香草兰 xiāng cǎo lán vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
香子兰 xiāng zǐ lán vanilla / Vanilla planifolia
蟹爪兰 xiè zhǎo lán holiday cactus
蟹爪兰 xiè zhuǎ lán holiday cactus
雪兰莪 Xuě lán é Selangor (Malaysia)
宜兰市 Yí lán shì Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
依兰县 Yī lán xiàn Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
宜兰县 Yí lán xiàn Yilan County in northeast Taiwan
盂兰盆 Yú lán pén see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4]
Chinese Tones