澜(lán)

HSK 7-915 strokesTrad. 瀾

swelling water

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Character information

Pinyin
lán
Meaning
swelling water
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
瀾

Origin & structure

Where 澜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵阑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 阑 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ阑lán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 澜 step by step

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

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Words with 澜

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

bō波lán澜
HSK 7-9

billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

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yáng杨lán澜

Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hoste…

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lán澜cāng沧jiāng江

Lancang River, the upper course (in southwestern China) of the Mekong River…

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lì力wǎn挽kuáng狂lán澜

to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

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tuī推bō波zhù助lán澜

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum

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bō波lán澜zhuàng壮kuò阔

surging forward with great momentum

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bō波lán澜lǎo老chéng成

splendid and powerful (of story)

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guān观lán澜hú湖

Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company)

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波杨沧江力挽狂推

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