(lán)

7 strokesTrad.

(bound form) mountain mist

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lán
Meaning
(bound form) mountain mist
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱山风

Wind 风 blowing off the mountain 山

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : Wind 風 blowing off the mountain 山

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shānlán

(literary) mountain mist

Open 山岚 page →
lán

Kelan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

Open 岢岚 page →
lánshān

Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong

Open 岚山 page →

Langao, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi

Open 岚皋县 page →

Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician

Open 李岚清 page →

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