DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

弗蘭克

简弗兰克 · 繁弗蘭克

Mandarin · pinyin Fú lán kè

Frank (name)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

弗: fú · not, negative
蘭: Look up this written character
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–2–4 · Fu2 lan2 ke4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

弗蘭克 · find source passages ↗ · 弗兰克 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

name

a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Frank
a transliteration of the German surname Franke

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack