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蘭 is the character for orchid in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Also: Epidendrum.
蘭 is used in some context to mean fragrant, elegant, or refined.
蘭 can also be the Chinese family name romanized as, "Lan." However, it is not the only character that can be romanized as Lan.
In Japanese and Korean, this character means orchid but is also used as a suffix or short name for the Netherlands / Holland.
lán huā nǚ wáng
蘭花女王 is the long, clear or verbose version of "Orchid Queen" in Chinese.
lán hòu
蘭后 is the short way write "Orchid Queen" in Chinese. This abbreviated version is open to interpretation but it's a cool title.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蘭 兰 see styles |
lán / lan2 lan ran(p);ran(p) / らん(P);ラン(P) rani / らに araragi;araragi / あららぎ;アララギ |
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰); surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu (1) orchid; (2) (abbreviation) (See 和蘭・オランダ) Holland; The Netherlands; (archaism) (See 藤袴) thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei); (1) (kana only) (See 一位・2) Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (2) (archaism) (See 野蒜) wild rocambole (Allium grayi); (surname, female given name) Ran; (surname) Araragi; (surname) Aragi; (surname) Araki The epidendrum, orchid; scented, refined; pledged, sworn; translit. ra, ram, ran; abbrev. for 偸蘭遮 q.v. |
蕳 see styles |
jiān / jian1 chien |
orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草); Eupatorium (same as 蕑) |
薽 see styles |
zhēn / zhen1 chen |
(grass); (orchid) |
佩蘭 佩兰 see styles |
pèi lán / pei4 lan2 p`ei lan / pei lan |
orchid; fragrant thoroughwort; (botany) Eupatorium fortunei; Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine) |
吊蘭 吊兰 see styles |
diào lán / diao4 lan2 tiao lan |
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant |
幽客 see styles |
yuukaku / yukaku / ゆうかく |
(1) (See 蘭・らん・1) orchid; (2) hermit |
掛蘭 挂兰 see styles |
guà lán / gua4 lan2 kua lan |
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant |
春蘭 see styles |
shunran;shunran / しゅんらん;シュンラン |
(kana only) noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii); (female given name) Chunran; (female given name) Shunran |
榧蘭 see styles |
kayaran;kayaran / かやらん;カヤラン |
(kana only) Thrixspermum japonicum (species of orchid) |
沢蘭 see styles |
sawaran;sawaran / さわらん;サワラン |
(kana only) Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid) |
洋蘭 see styles |
youran / yoran / ようらん |
orchid of Western origin; tropical orchid |
澤蘭 see styles |
zé lán / ze2 lan2 tse lan |
Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb) |
紫蘭 see styles |
shiran / しらん |
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid); (female given name) Shiran |
絹蘭 see styles |
kinuran / きぬらん |
(kana only) lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica) |
芝蘭 see styles |
zhī lán / zhi1 lan2 chih lan tsuuran / tsuran / つうらん |
lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) (given name) Tsuuran |
蘭嶼 see styles |
lán yǔ / lan2 yu3 lan yü |
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan |
蘭花 see styles |
lán huā / lan2 hua1 lan hua ranfa / らんふぁ ranka / らんか |
cymbidium; orchid (female given name) Ranfa; (female given name) Ranka |
蘭菊 兰菊 see styles |
lán jú / lan2 ju2 lan chü rankiku |
Orchid and chrysanthemum, spring and autumn, emblems of beauty. |
蘭香 兰香 see styles |
lán xiāng / lan2 xiang1 lan hsiang rankou / ranko / らんこう ranka / らんか |
(surname, given name) Rankou; (surname) Ranka Orchid fragrance, spring. |
蝦根 see styles |
ebine / えびね |
(kana only) Calanthe discolor (species of orchid) |
衣蘭 see styles |
iran / いらん |
(kana only) lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica); (surname) Iran |
鴇草 see styles |
tokisou / tokiso / ときそう |
(kana only) pogonia (Pogonia japonica) (species of orchid) |
鷺草 see styles |
sagisou;sagisou / sagiso;sagiso / さぎそう;サギソウ |
(kana only) fringed orchid (Pecteilis radiata); white egret flower; sagiso |
麦欄 see styles |
mugiran;mugiran / むぎらん;ムギラン |
(kana only) Bulbophyllum inconspicuum (species of orchid) |
エビネ see styles |
ebine / エビネ |
(kana only) Calanthe discolor (species of orchid); (place-name) Ebine |
一葉蘭 see styles |
ichiyouran;ichiyouran / ichiyoran;ichiyoran / いちようらん;イチヨウラン |
(kana only) Dactylostalix ringens (species of orchid); rigid Dactylostalix |
千鳥草 see styles |
chidorisou;chidorisou / chidoriso;chidoriso / ちどりそう;チドリソウ |
(1) (kana only) (See 手形千鳥) fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); (2) (See 飛燕草) rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis) |
四君子 see styles |
shikunshi / しくんし |
plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo |
土木通 see styles |
tsuchiakebi / つちあけび |
(kana only) Cyrtosia septentrionalis (species of orchid) |
土通草 see styles |
tsuchiakebi / つちあけび |
(kana only) Cyrtosia septentrionalis (species of orchid) |
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| Title | Characters | Romaji(Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Orchid | 蘭 兰 | ran | lán / lan2 / lan | |
| Orchid Queen | 蘭花女王 兰花女王 | lán huā nǚ wáng lan2 hua1 nv3 wang2 lan hua nv wang lanhuanvwang | lan hua nü wang lanhuanüwang |
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| Orchid Queen | 蘭后 兰后 | lán hòu / lan2 hou4 / lan hou / lanhou | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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