兰

lán · lan/Lán · lan

Traditional 蘭

Meaning

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lán 蘭

  1. orchid (蘭花 / 兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
  2. fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草 / 兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
  3. lily magnolia (木蘭 / 木兰)

Lán 蘭

  1. surname Lan
  2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 / 兰州 (Lánzhōu), Gansu

In a sentence

2 examples
01

窗(chuāng)台(tái)上(shàng)的(de)那(nà)盆(pén)兰(lán)花(huā)开(kāi)了(le),屋(wū)里(lǐ)很(hěn)香(xiāng)。

The orchid on the windowsill has bloomed, and the room smells very fragrant.

02

她(tā)姓(xìng)兰(lán),是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)新(xīn)来(lái)的(de)同(tóng)学(xué)。

Her surname is Lan; she is a new classmate in our class.

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