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 (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

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Chinese

Glyph origin

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

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 兰 – see 蘭 (“orchid; elegant; graceful; etc.”). (This character, 兰, 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; indigo plant; Indigofera tinctoria; etc.”). (This character, 兰, 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, 兰, 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.