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 蘭

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

蘭 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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lán = l + an2
railing / balustrade / door-screen / exhausted / late
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Characters with 蘭 as component

lán = l + an2
old variant of 襴|襕[lan2] / brocade
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Words with 蘭

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Maryland, US state
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
iris / Iris tectorum

Sentences with 蘭

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lán

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