蘭

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 20
Simplified Form: 兰

Pronunciation

Pinyin: lán
Cantonese: laan4
JapaneseKun: FUJIBAKA
JapaneseOn: RAN
Korean: LAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: orchid; elegant, graceful

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

Soothill: The epidendrum, orchid; scented, refined; pledged, sworn; translit. ra (र), ram (रम्), ran (रन्); abbrev. for 偷蘭遮 q.v.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.an orchid

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: orchid - 園藝

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: orchid; orchis

湘雅醫學專業詞典: orchid

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》蘭香艸也。从艸闌聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】蘭
【唐韻】落干切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】郞干切，𠀤音闌。【說文】香草也。【陸甸云】闌艸爲蘭，闌不祥也。【陸璣詩疏】其莖似藥草澤蘭，廣而長節，漢諸池苑及許昌宮中皆種之。【易·繫辭】同心之言，其臭如蘭。【左傳·宣三年】鄭文公妾燕姞，夢天與蘭，曰：蘭有國香，人服媚之。【屈原·離騷】紉秋蘭以爲佩。【爾雅翼】一榦一花而香有餘者蘭。　又【本草】木蘭。【屈原·離騷】朝搴阰之木蘭兮。　又【管子·小匡篇】輕罪入蘭盾、鞈革二戟。【註】蘭卽所謂蘭錡，兵架也。　又脈也。【史記·扁鵲傳】夫以陽入隂支蘭藏者生。【註】支者順節，蘭者橫節。隂支蘭，膽藏也。　又布名。【華陽國志】蘭干細布。蘭干，獠言紵也。　又人名。【列子·說符篇】宋有蘭子。【張堪註】凡物不知生謂之蘭。【殷敬順曰】《史記》無符傳出入謂之闌。此蘭子謂以技妄遊，義與闌同。　又姓。【通志·氏族略】漢有太守蘭廣。　又萑蘭。【前漢·息夫躬傳】涕泣流兮萑蘭。【註】萑蘭，淚闌干也。　又芄蘭。【揚子·太𤣥經】陽氣親天，萬物芄蘭。【註】芄蘭，茂密也。　又通欄。【後漢·東夷傳】徙于馬蘭。【註】蘭卽欄。　又通斕。【吳志·孫權傳】童謠曰：黃金車，斑蘭耳。　又【韻補】陵延切，音連。【宋玉·招䰟】川谷徑複流潺湲，光風轉蕙氾崇蘭，經堂入奧塵朱筵。

Ding Fubao - Dictionary for Buddhist Studies (丁福保:佛學大辭典) （雜語）偷蘭遮Sthu%la%tyaya之略。

Buddhism words and phrases epidendrum

CF-Dict: orchidée

Han-De-Dict: Orchidee (u.E.) (S)/Lan (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)