| 革兰氏 |
Gé lán shì |
Mr Gram / Dr. Hans Christian Jaochim Gram (1953-1938), Danish doctor and inventor of the Gram stain 革兰氏染色法 |
| 革 |
gé |
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office) |
| 兰 |
Lán |
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu |
| 兰 |
lán |
orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木兰) |
| 氏 |
shì |
(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures |
| 氏 |
zhī |
used in 月氏 / used in 阏氏 |