兰克

Traditional form:

蘭克

Pinyin (reading):

Lánkè

Definitions:

• Rank (name)
• Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian

Characters:

• 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 蘭 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations