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Magnolia

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mù lán

mokuren

木蘭 is a general term for the magnolia (magnolia liliflora) or lily magnolia in Chinese and Japanese.

This can refer to any of the flowering plants or trees in the Magnolia genus.

In Chinese, this is also the name Mulan, as in Hua Mulan, the legendary woman warrior and folk hero of fifth-century China.

In Japanese, this can also be the female given name Mokuren.

Hua Mulan

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huā mù lán

花木蘭 is the name of the famous Chinese woman warrior Hua Mulan.

She was made famous in the west by Disney's animated movie, “Mulan.”

Most of the historical information about her comes from an ancient poem. It starts with a concerned Mulan, as she is told a man from each family is to serve conscription in the army. Her father is too old, and her brother is too young. Mulan decides to take the place of her father. After twelve years of war, the army returns, and the best warriors are awarded great posts in the government and riches. Mulan turns down all offers and asks only for a good horse for the long trip home. When Mulan greets visiting comrades wearing her old clothes, they are shocked to find the warrior they rode into battle with for years is actually a woman.

Magnolia Flower

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mù lán huā

木蘭花 is the Chinese word for Magnolia Flower.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
木蘭木兰 see styles	mù lán mu4 lan2 mu lan mokuren もくれん	More info & calligraphy: Magnolia lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) (kana only) lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora); (female given name) Mokuren
木蘭花木兰花 see styles	mù lán huā mu4 lan2 hua1 mu lan hua	More info & calligraphy: Magnolia Flower magnolia
花木蘭花木兰 see styles	huā mù lán hua1 mu4 lan2 hua mu lan	More info & calligraphy: Hua Mulan Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
木蘭屬木兰属 see styles	mù lán shǔ mu4 lan2 shu3 mu lan shu	木蘭屬 Custom Scroll Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
木蘭科木兰科 see styles	mù lán kē mu4 lan2 ke1 mu lan k`o mu lan ko	木蘭科 Custom Scroll Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
木蘭綱木兰纲 see styles	mù lán gāng mu4 lan2 gang1 mu lan kang	木蘭綱 Custom Scroll Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
木蘭縣木兰县 see styles	mù lán xiàn mu4 lan2 xian4 mu lan hsien	木蘭縣 Custom Scroll Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱\|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
木蘭色木兰色 see styles	mù lán sè mu4 lan2 se4 mu lan se mokuran jiki	木蘭色 Custom Scroll Brownish colour made from bark, probably cinnamon.
紫木蘭 see styles	shimokuren しもくれん	紫木蘭 Custom Scroll (kana only) alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
鈴木蘭々 see styles	suzukiranran すずきらんらん	(person) Suzuki Ranran (1975.8-)
Variations: 木蓮木蘭 see styles	mokuren; mokuren もくれん; モクレン	(kana only) lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Variations: 紫木蓮紫木蘭 see styles	shimokuren; shimokuren しもくれん; シモクレン	(kana only) (See 木蓮・もくれん) alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Magnolia	木蘭木兰	mokuren	mù lán / mu4 lan2 / mu lan / mulan
Hua Mulan	花木蘭花木兰		huā mù lán hua1 mu4 lan2 hua mu lan huamulan
Magnolia Flower	木蘭花木兰花		mù lán huā mu4 lan2 hua1 mu lan hua mulanhua
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.