Save Gender Feminine Usage Korean (Rare, Archaic) Scripts 난설헌(Korean Hangul) 蘭雪軒(Korean Hanja) Meaning & History Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 蘭 (nan), meaning "orchid", 雪 (seol) meaning "snow", and 軒 (heon) meaning "carriage, high, wide, balcony". This was the nomme de plume of a prominent female poet of the Joseon dynasty.