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lán = l + an2
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
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lán = l + an2
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
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How to pronounce 兰

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

兰 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
sān = s + an1
three / 3
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= b + a1
"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]
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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
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Characters with 兰 as component

làn = l + an4
soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad
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lán = l + an2
fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
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lán = l + an2
to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)
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Words with 兰

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Sentences with 兰

兰 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lán

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