懂中文 Dong Chinese

澜

lán

overflowing

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

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

阑 sound component

阑  Sound component

lán

  

door screen

Evolution

澜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澜 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
澜 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
澜 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

澜 (瀾) 

lán

overflowing; waves, ripples; swelling water

Most common words with 澜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

波澜

billows

力挽狂澜

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

澜

swelling water

推波助澜

to encourage sth to get bigger

杨澜

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