兰

lán = l + an2

surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu

lán = l + an2

orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

兰 = 三 + 丷 : In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.

兰 character breakdown

兰
- 三
  - 一
  - 二
    - 一
- 丷

三

sa̅n = s + an1

three / 3

三 = 一 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.

丷

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

丷

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

Characters with 兰 as component

烂

爛

làn = l + an4

soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad

烂 = 兰 + 火 : Sir Lancelot (l) is taking a bath in the anthill's bathroom (an4). The bathtub is sitting on a fire (火), so the water is really hot. Sir Lancelot has added a few orchids (兰) to the bath, but because the water is so warm, they're all mushy and rotten (烂).

栏

欄

lán = l + an2

fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)

栏 = 兰 + 木 : Lancelot (l) is taking part in a hurdles (栏) race just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The hurdles are made out of orchids (兰) and Christmas trees (木). For sure tomorrow there will be a special column (栏) about this event in the newspaper.

拦

攔

lán = l + an2

to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)

拦 = 兰 + 扌 : Sir Lancelot is rushing through the anthill's kitchen. He tries to flag down a taxi using a toy claw and an orchid.

Words with 兰

兰

兰 character breakdown

Characters with 兰 as component

Words with 兰

Sentences with 兰