Featured image for 澜 lán Dictionary entry displaying the word's hanzi, pinyin and the Mandarin Temple logo and tagline.

Pronunciation

lán

To complete this step you need to listen to the audio pronunciation of the word once.

lán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word lán .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lán | lan2
English translation
overflowing; ripples, waves

Learn the Chinese word lán in 7 easy steps:

1
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the first learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
2
Unlocks in 48h after completing the first learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
3
Unlocks in 7 days after completing the second learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
Slide 1 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 2 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 3 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Previous slide
Next slide

About lán

Read some general information about the Chinese word lán .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

lán

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of lán

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word lán .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵阑

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

lán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and lán represents the sound. Simplified form of lán .

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word lán .
     Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice.

To complete this step you need to write the word once.

Spread the word

Example sentences using lán

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word lán in different contexts.

To complete this step you need to listen to each of the five Chinese sentences at least once. and scroll down.

穿 chuān zhāo 节日 jiérì 盛装 chéng zhuāng de 群众 qúnzhòng 欢聚 huān jù zài 澜沧江 Lán cāng Jiāng pàn 瑞丽 Ruì lì Jiāng biān , 观看 guān kàn 龙舟 lóng zhōu 竞渡 jìng dù .

Dressed in costumes gather the people near the river bank and ruili, watch Boat Festival.

回程 huí chéng 波澜不惊车开 hěn shùn

The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly.

船会停靠 tíng kào zài 那里 nà li 映衬 yìng chèn zài 一片波澜 bō lán 不兴 bù xīng de 湛蓝 zhàn lán 海水 hǎi shuǐ 之中 zhī zhōng

The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.

这则消息 xiāoxi 震惊 zhènjīng le 整个 zhěnggè 社区 shèqū 直到现在 zhí dào xiàn zài Huán 波澜 bō lán 未息

The news sent shock waves through the community that have continued to reverberate to this day.

的话 de huà 必将 bì jiāng wéi 争论 zhēnglùn 推波助澜 tuī bō zhù lán

His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.

Words with lán

Explore 9 words and sayings that include the Chinese character lán in their composition.

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
波澜 bō lán billows波瀾
力挽狂澜 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis力挽狂瀾
lán swelling water lán
推波助澜 tuī bō zhù lán to encourage sth to get bigger推波助瀾
杨澜 Yáng Lán Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess楊瀾
波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum波瀾壯闊
澜沧江 Lán cāng Jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河 Méi gōng Hé [Méi​gōng​Hé] of Southeast Asia瀾滄江
澜沧县 Lán cāng xiàn Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 Pǔ ěr [Pǔ​'ěr], Yunnan瀾滄縣
澜沧拉祜族自治县 Lán cāng Lā hù zú Zì zhì xiàn Lancang Lahuzu Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱 Pǔ ěr [Pǔ​'ěr], Yunnan瀾滄拉祜族自治縣

lán Decomposition & Compounds

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Recommended Books for Learning Mandarin Chinese

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

Copyright © 2026 Mandarin Temple. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top