栏

lán = l + an2

fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)

栏 = 兰 + 木 : Lancelot (l) is taking part in a hurdles (栏) race just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The hurdles are made out of orchids (兰) and Christmas trees (木). For sure tomorrow there will be a special column (栏) about this event in the newspaper.

栏 character breakdown

栏
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 兰
  - 三
    - 一
    - 二
      - 一
  - 丷

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

兰

蘭

lán = l + an2

surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu

兰

蘭

lán = l + an2

orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

兰 = 三 + 丷 : In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.