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木蘭

简木兰 · 繁木蘭

Mandarin · pinyin mù lán#

lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)

Mandarin · pinyin Mù lán#

see 木蘭縣 Mù lán Xiàn
see 花木蘭 Huā Mù lán

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
蘭: Look up this written character
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

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4–2 · mu4 lan2

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noun · Etymology 1

(botany) red or lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)

name · Etymology 1

(Chinese legend) Mulan (a legendary female warrior, usually given the surname Hua 花)
(～溪) Mulan River (a watercourse of central Fujian which enters the Taiwan Strait in Putian's Hanjiang District)

name · Etymology 2

(historical) a Qing-dynasty royal hunting ground in Hebei province
(～縣) Mulan (a county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China)

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