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兰 (lán): Orchid — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 兰

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How to write 兰 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 兰

兰 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
兰
丷ha
三sān · three
兰=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 兰

兰 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 兰

Common word with 兰

One common HSK word with 兰 is 兰花, meaning "orchid".

兰花 • lán huā • orchid • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
6.

Example Sentences

lán兰
tíng亭
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
shū

Information

Pinyinlán
Meaningorchid
Strokes5
Radical丷
Traditional蘭
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1546
Zhuyinㄌㄢˊ
UnicodeU+5170
CangjieTMMI
丷ha
+三sān · three
lán兰
huā花

orchid

书
fǎ法
zuò作
pǐn品
。

Orchid Pavilion is a famous calligraphy work

lán兰
cǎo草
zài在
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
huā花
。

Orchid grass blooms in spring

Wǒ我
qù去
nián年
qù去
Mǐ米
lán兰
lǚ旅
xíng行
le了
。

I traveled to Milan last year.

Bō波
lán兰
shì是
yī一
gè个
wèi位
yú于
Ōu欧
zhōu洲
zhōng中
bù部
de的
guó国
jiā家
。

Poland is a country located in central Europe.

zhè这
pén盆
lán兰
huā花
fēi非
cháng常
měi美
lì丽
。

This pot of orchids is very beautiful

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Characters pronounced "lan".

  • 谰lánaccuse falsely; slander, libel
  • 阑lándoor screen; railing fence
  • 岚lanmountain mist
  • 榄lǎnolive
  • 缆lǎncable, rope, hawser
  • 揽lǎnto grasp, to hold, to take into one's arms
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Characters with radical "丷".

  • 兑duìto exchange, to convert
  • 关guānto close
  • 养yǎngto raise, to nurture, to support
  • 兼jiānto combine, to do two or more things simultaneously
  • 兹zīthis, now, here
  • 兽shòubeast; wild animal
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