Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: lan Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1126, Entry 02 According to the Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced lan. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Dictionary (Yunhui), pronounced lan. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is stated that a short, simple garment is called lan. In the Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it is noted that a garment without hem borders is called lan. It also refers to the state of clothing being patched or frayed, which is further explained in the entry for the character lu. It also appears in the name of a place, Sanlan, which is further explained in the entry for the character san. The Rhyme Dictionary (Yunhui) notes that it is sometimes written in a variant form (lan) and is also commonly written as lan.