澜 (lán): swelling water
澜 (lán) is a Chinese character meaning “swelling water.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 阑 (phonetic). It ranks #2624 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 澜 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- swelling water
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波澜 | bō lán | billows |
| 力挽狂澜 | lì wǎn kuáng lán | to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) |
| 推波助澜 | tuī bō zhù lán | to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom) |
| 观澜湖 | guān lán hú | Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company) |
| 波澜老成 | bō lán lǎo chéng | splendid and powerful (of story) |
| 波澜起伏 | bō lán qǐ fú | one climax follows another (of thrilling story) |
| 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[Pu3 er3], Yunnan |
| 波澜壮阔 | bō lán zhuàng kuò | surging forward with great momentum |
| 杨澜 | yáng lán | Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess |
| 澜沧江 | lán cāng jiāng | Lancang River, the upper course (in southwestern China) of the Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] |
| 澜沧县 | lán cāng xiàn | Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan |
澜 appears in 11 compound words: 27 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 36 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 澜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to try hard to save a desperate crisis; to do one's utmost to save a desperate situation
to try hard to save a desperate crisis; to do one's utmost to save a desperate situation
Example Sentences
暴雨过后，澜水上涨，淹没了低洼的街道。
bào yǔ guò hòu , lán shuǐ shǎng zhǎng , yān méi le dī 洼 de jiē dào .
After the downpour, the Lan River swelled, flooding the low-lying streets.
连续三年独家冠名,2026海澜之家无锡马拉松圆满完赛!
lián xù sān nián dú jiā guàn míng , 2 0 2 6 hǎi lán zhī jiā wú xī mǎ lā sōng yuán mǎn wán sài !
After three consecutive years as the exclusive title sponsor, the 2026 Hailan Home Wuxi Marathon has successfully concluded!
港股异动 | 澜起科技(06809)涨近3% 美光官宣量...
gǎng gǔ yì dòng lán qǐ kē jì ( 0 6 8 0 9 ) zhǎng jìn 3 měi guāng guān xuān liàng . . .
Hong Kong Stock Market Update | Lanchi Technology (06809) Rises Nearly 3% as Micron Announces...
...诉求升级!300亿“萝卜章”诈骗案再起波澜,湘财证券涉3.43亿连带赔偿
. . . sù qiú shēng jí ! 3 0 0 yì luó bǔ zhāng zhà piàn àn zài qǐ bō lán , 湘 cái zhèng quàn shè 3 . 4 3 yì lián dài péi cháng
... Appeals escalated! The 30 billion "radish chapter" fraud case has made waves again, and Xiangcai Securities has been involved in 343 million joint and several compensation
赣江观澜:从“王勃”开公交,看见怎样的江西?
赣 jiāng guàn lán : cóng wáng bó kāi gōng jiāo , kàn jiàn zěn yàng de jiāng xī ?
Ganjiang Guanlan: From "Wang Bo" to the bus, what kind of Jiangxi do you see?
Character Family
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