Spot 兰
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
兰 component
lán · orchid; elegant, graceful
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 兰
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue兰Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 兰.
烂=
火
拦=
扌
栏=
木
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 兰 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
拦lán
to block sb's path
HSK 3.0 · L6栏lánfence
HSK 3.0 · L6烂lànsoft
HSK 3.0 · L6灿烂cànlànto glitter
HSK 3.0 · L7-9腐烂fǔlànto rot
HSK 3.0 · L7-9栏杆lángānrailing
HSK 3.0 · L7-9栏目lánmùregular column or segment
HSK 3.0 · L7-9专栏zhuānlánspecial column
HSK 3.0 · L7-9阻拦zǔlánto stop
HSK 3.0 · L7-9低栏dī lánlow hurdles
凭栏píng lánto lean on a parapet
唬烂hǔ làn