兰
See also: 蘭
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Translingual
    
    Han character
    
兰 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 廿一一 (TMM), composition ⿱丷三 or ⿱䒑二)
References
    
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 78, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 242, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5170
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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