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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 楼兰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
楼兰 lóu lán - Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 69,006 37,666 38,067

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
lán- surname Lan
- abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2zhou1], Gansu
lán- orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
- fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
- lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

Other Words Containing 楼兰

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
楼兰 - - 69,006 37,666 38,067