Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced lan
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced lan, including 兰 lán, 蓝 lán / la, 烂 làn, 览 lǎn, 拦 lán. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For lan, start on l and let it run into an without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial l
Start the syllable on the initial l, then run straight into the final an — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final an
Keep an short and open; do not turn it into ang.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (兰 lán, 蓝 lán / la, 烂 làn, 览 lǎn, 拦 lán) and lock in their tones. 9 common characters share the sound lan, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
lan turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 兰, 蓝, 拦… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 览, 懒 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 烂, 滥 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing lan inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
9 common characters in this group.