岚 (lán) — mountain mist, haze (used in literary / scenic contexts)
Definition
Literary/poetic word for mountain mist or haze — used almost only in scenic writing and place names, not in daily speech.
bound form
mountain misthaze (used in literary / scenic contexts)
Examples
- 岚。Qīng chén de shān lán rú shī rú huà.The mountain mist at dawn is poetic and picturesque.
- 岚，。Yuǎn chù lán wù liáo rào, kàn bù qīng chǔ.The distant mist and haze hung in the air, making it hard to see clearly.
- 岚岫。Zhè fú huà zhōng de lán xiù hěn chuán shén.The misty peaks in this painting are very vivid.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 嵐; 岚 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
葻
葻lán嵐lán
Same sound today
The traditional form 嵐 combines 山 (mountain) with a sound part, 葻; the simplified 岚 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical components.
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