The traditional Chinese character for orchid is as shown below:
1. The meaning of orchid
1. Orchid is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. The flowers are fragrant and can be potted for viewing.
2. Orchid grass, also known as adenophora, is a perennial herbaceous plant. The leaves are oval or lanceolate, with serrated edges.
2. Shuowen Jiezi
The classical Chinese version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Lan, fragrant cockroach. From the tailgate, there is a sound of silence.
The vernacular version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Lan (orchid), a kind of herb. The glyph uses "艸" as the side part and "阑" as the side part. ?
3. Evolution of glyphs (pictured)
4. Original meaning of coined characters
Noun, a perennial herb that the ancients hung on small gates. It grows in wetlands in the mountains. Its flowers are purple-red and its stems, leaves and flowers have a slight fragrance.
Extended information
Words: Orchid? Magnolia? Lanzhang? Lanruo? Cymbidium? Malan? Orchid? Zeeland? Chlorophytum? Zhilan? Golden Orchid Musk? Ruolan? Lanshi
1. Lanpu [lán pǔ]?
The posts exchanged between brothers in the old days were called Jinlanpu, or Lanpu for short. Write your name, age and family tree on it.
2. Zeelan [zé lán]?
A perennial herb with oval leaves and serrated edges. The flowers are white or purple and fragrant. Fragrance oil can be extracted from the stems and leaves.
3. Chlorophytum [diào lán]?
A perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. The leaves are in clusters, and slender, flexible and drooping branches often emerge from the clusters of leaves, with young leaves and aerial roots sprouting from the tops or nodes. attached to tree trunks. Potted plants are often hung indoors for viewing.
4. Zhilan [zhī lán]?
Zhi and orchid are two kinds of herbs. In ancient times, they were metaphors for noble virtues or beautiful friendship, environment, etc.: Zhilan’s room.
5. Cymbidium [huì lán]?
A kind of flower, blooming in early summer, yellow-green, fragrant.