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

• 𫩪, 𮰾, 𭓀, 𰑐, 拦, 㳕, 𭥪, 栏, 烂, 𮴌, 𬒇, 𰬊, 𱿞, 𰵟, 𮛔, 𱍖, 𭓨, 𮶟, 𱶳

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蘭).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

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

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 3

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

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.