葛兰

葛蘭

Gě Lán

proper noun #32,121

Meanings

1 Grace Chang (Ge Lan, legendary Mandopop singer and Hong Kong film star of the 1950s-60s)
2 also a transliteration of Western names like Glenn or Glan

About Grace Chang

1933–2026 · 演员 actor

Shanghai-born singer and film star of 1950s and 1960s Hong Kong who starred in the musical 曼波女郎 (Mambo Girl, 1957) and recorded hits such as 我要你的爱 (I Want Your Love).

Also called 张玉芳

Characters

葛

gě

kudzu vine; also a common surname (read Gě as a surname, gé in transliterations)

兰

lán

orchid

Examples

HSK 1

我妈妈很喜欢葛兰的歌。

Wǒ māma hěn xǐhuan Gě Lán de gē.

My mom loves Grace Chang's songs.

HSK 7-9

葛兰是华语影坛的传奇。

Gě Lán shì huáyǔ yǐngtán de chuánqí.

Grace Chang is a legend of Chinese-language cinema.

Tips

culture

Her stage name looks like a Chinese surname and given name, but it was made from her English name, Grace. Two of her 1950s recordings, 《我要你的爱》 and 《我要飞上青天》 'I want to fly up to the blue sky', are on the soundtrack of the 2018 Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians.

Stroke Order

葛 gé

兰 lán

葛兰