澜

瀾

lán

氵 + 阑

Definitions

lán (noun) swelling waves; surging water

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 阑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀾.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 阑

About

澜 is a simplified phono-semantic compound, with the water radical 氵 on the left indicating the general semantic field of water, bodies of liquid, or aquatic phenomena, and the component 阑 on the right supplying the sound "lan". The traditional form 瀾 pairs the same 氵 with 闌, a character that contains the door radical 門. Its core meaning is large, swelling waves or billows and the tumultuous movement of water; figuratively, it describes sweeping social movements, widespread phenomena, or unstoppable historical trends.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

湖面波澜不惊。

Hú miàn bōlán bù jīng。

The lake surface is calm without a ripple.

微风吹过，池塘泛起微澜。

Wēifēng chuī guò, chítáng fàn qǐ wēilán。

A breeze blew, raising slight ripples on the pond。

他的一生经历了许多波澜。

Tā de yīshēng jīnglì le xǔduō bōlán。

His life has experienced many ups and downs。

这部电影的情节波澜起伏。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de qíngjié bōlán qǐfú。

The plot of this movie is full of twists and turns。

改革的浪潮波澜壮阔。

Gǎigé de làngcháo bōlán zhuàngkuò。

The tide of reform is magnificent and powerful。

我们需要齐心协力，共挽狂澜。

Wǒmen xūyào qíxīn xiélì, gòng wǎn kuánglán。

We need to unite and work together to turn the tide.

平静的生活之下，暗藏着情感的波澜。

Píngjìng de shēnghuó zhī xià, àncáng zhe qínggǎn de bōlán。

Beneath the calm life, emotional turmoil lies hidden.

她的内心掀起了难以平息的波澜。

Tā de nèixīn xiān qǐle nányǐ píngxī de bōlán。

Her heart was stirred by waves of emotion that were hard to calm.

Related Characters

Component: 氵

Component: 阑

澜