lǎn

to soak (fruits) in hot water or limewater to remove astringent taste

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
lán covet

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·ruːmʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

lǎn, làn marinate in salt Traditional

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raːmʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica