orchid, Holland
蘭 centers on the orchid flower. The meaning 'Holland' is a specific application from the orchid's use as a symbol or abbreviation for the Netherlands.
蘭 combines 艹 (plant) with 闌, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a fragrant plant, the orchid.
The plant radical 艹 sits above 闌, which looks like a gate with a tree inside. Imagine a rare orchid growing by a garden gate.
For ラン, picture a runner carrying an orchid: run -> ラン, and the orchid is held carefully.
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orchid
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior)
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
agave; maguey
Dactylostalix ringens (species of orchid); rigid Dactylostalix
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica); Iceland lichen
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
Senri Kinran University
Phalaenopsis japonica (species of orchid)
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Liriope minor (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
Muroran Local Meteorological Observatory
Muroran Institute of Technology
Ephippianthus schmidtii (species of orchid)
Oreorchis patens (species of orchid)