TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
蘭
蘭 ＝ 艸 ＋ 闌
ㄌㄢˊ · lán
noun — orchid
字源 FORM — what the parts do
艸義grass, plant (the grass radical 艹)the 艹 cap — the orchid is a plant
闌聲lán — gives the sounda gate 門 barred with 柬 — a railing; here for the reading
A fragrant plant under the grass cap (艹) — the orchid. 闌 lán, a gate barred by a railing, lends the exact sound. From the flower: 蘭花, 木蘭 magnolia, 蘭草. The same 闌 builds 欄、爛、攔.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
草字頭（艹）下開出一朵香花——那是蘭。
A fragrant flower opening under the grass cap (艹) — that is the orchid.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蘭、蘭花— orchid常用
→木蘭— magnolia
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension