兰

See also: 蘭
兰 U+5170, 兰
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5170
← 兯
[U+516F]
CJK Unified Ideographs 共 →
[U+5171]

Translingual

Han character

兰 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 廿一一 (TMM), composition ⿱丷三 or ⿱䒑二)

Derived characters

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Chinese

Glyph origin

From the cursive script of 藍/蓝 (lán). Originally intended as the simplified form of 藍/蓝 (lán) but instead became designated as the simplified form of 蘭/兰 (lán), which shares the same pronunciation as 藍 (lán) in Standard Mandarin.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 兰 – see 蘭 (“orchid, especially cymbidium; Eupatorium fortunei; etc.”).
(This character, 兰, is the simplified form of 蘭.)
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 兰 – see 藍 (“blue; indigo plant; etc.”).
(This character, 兰, is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and second-round simplified form of 藍.)
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Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 兰 – see 籃 (“basket; ring; basket; etc.”).
(This character, 兰, is the second-round simplified form of 籃.)
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