兰

兰
蘭
lán = l + an2
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
兰
蘭
lán = l + an2
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
兰 = 三 + 丷 : In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.

兰 character breakdown

三
sa̅n = s + an1
three / 3
三 = 一 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.
丷
ba̅ = b + a1
"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]
Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).
丷
one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

Characters with 兰 as component

烂
爛
làn = l + an4
soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad
烂 = 兰 + 火 : Sir Lancelot (l) is taking a bath in the anthill's bathroom (an4). The bathtub is sitting on a fire (火), so the water is really hot. Sir Lancelot has added a few orchids (兰) to the bath, but because the water is so warm, they're all mushy and rotten (烂).
栏
欄
lán = l + an2
fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
栏 = 兰 + 木 : Lancelot (l) is taking part in a hurdles (栏) race just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The hurdles are made out of orchids (兰) and Christmas trees (木). For sure tomorrow there will be a special column (栏) about this event in the newspaper.
拦
攔
lán = l + an2
to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)
拦 = 兰 + 扌 : Sir Lancelot is rushing through the anthill's kitchen. He tries to flag down a taxi using a toy claw and an orchid.

Words with 兰

苏
蘇
格
格
兰
蘭
牧
牧
羊
羊
犬
犬
Scotch collie / rough collie
兰
蘭
交
交
close friendship / a meeting of minds
兰
蘭
克
克
Rank (name) / Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
兰
蘭
因
因
絮
絮
果
果
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
兰
蘭
坪
坪
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰
蘭
坪
坪
白
白
族
族
普
普
米
米
族
族
自
自
治
治
县
縣
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰
蘭
坪
坪
县
縣
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
兰
蘭
姆
姆
打
打
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
兰
蘭
姆
姆
达
達
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
兰
蘭
姆
姆
酒
酒
rum (beverage) (loanword)
兰
蘭
学
學
Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)
兰
蘭
室
室
a lady's room (honorific)
兰
蘭
山
山
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
兰
蘭
山
山
区
區
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
兰
蘭
屿
嶼
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
兰
蘭
屿
嶼
乡
鄉
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
兰
蘭
州
州
大
大
学
學
Lanzhou University
兰
蘭
州
州
市
市
Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
兰
蘭
摧
摧
玉
玉
折
折
premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young
兰
蘭
新
新
Lanzhou and Xinjiang

Sentences with 兰

兰 currently does not appear in any sentence.