| 兰 | lán | orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木兰); surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu |
| 兰考 | Lán kǎo | Lankao county in Kaifeng 开封, Henan |
| 兰州 | Lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China |
| 兰花 | lán huā | cymbidium; orchid |
| 兰斯 | Lán sī | Rheims (city in France) |
| 兰新铁路 | Lán xīn tiě lù | Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway |
| 兰溪 | Lán xī | Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金华, Zhejiang |
| 兰交 | lán jiāo | close friendship; a meeting of minds |
| 兰克 | Lán kè | Rank (name); Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian |
| 兰博基尼 | Lán bó jī ní | Lamborghini |
| 兰因絮果 | lán yīn xù guǒ | starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations) |
| 兰坪 | Lán píng | Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan |
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治县 | Lán píng Bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county, in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州, Yunnan; Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan |
| 兰坪县 | Lán píng xiàn | Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan |
| 兰姆 | lán mǔ | rum (beverage) (loanword); Lamb (name) |
| 兰姆打 | lán mǔ dǎ | lambda (Greek letter Λλ) |
| 兰姆达 | lán mǔ dá | lambda (Greek letter Λλ) |
| 兰姆酒 | lán mǔ jiǔ | rum (beverage) (loanword) |
| 兰学 | lán xué | Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan) |
| 兰室 | lán shì | a lady's room (honorific) |
| 兰山 | Lán shān | Lanshan district of Linyi city 临沂市, Shandong |
| 兰山区 | Lán shān qū | Lanshan district of Linyi city 临沂市, Shandong |
| 兰屿 | Lán yǔ | Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 兰屿乡 | Lán yǔ xiāng | Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 兰州大学 | Lán zhōu Dà xué | Lanzhou University |
| 兰州市 | Lán zhōu shì | Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China |
| 兰摧玉折 | lán cuī yù zhé | premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young |
| 兰斯洛特 | Lán sī luò tè | Lancelot (name) |
| 兰新 | Lán Xīn | Lanzhou and Xinjiang |
| 兰溪市 | Lán xī shì | Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金华, Zhejiang |
| 兰特 | lán tè | Rand or Randt (name) |
| 兰玉 | lán yù | your son (honorific) |
| 兰科 | lán kē | Orchidaceae |
| 兰章 | lán zhāng | a beautiful speech or piece of writing; your beautiful article (honorific) |
| 兰考县 | Lán kǎo xiàn | Lankao county in Kaifeng 开封, Henan |
| 兰舟 | lán zhōu | lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood; poetic term for boat |
| 兰艾同焚 | lán ài tóng fén | lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike |
| 兰花指 | lán huā zhǐ | hand movement indicating grace |
| 兰若 | lán ruò | Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit Aranyakah) |
| 兰蔻 | Lán kòu | Lancôme, French cosmetics brand |
| 兰西 | Lán xī | Langxi county in Suihua 绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 兰西县 | Lán xī xiàn | Langxi county in Suihua 绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 兰言 | lán yán | intimate conversation |
| 兰谱 | lán pǔ | lit. directory of orchids; fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers) |
| 兰迪斯 | Lán dí sī | Landis (name) |
| 兰郑长成品油管道 | Lán Zhèng Cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào | Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline |
| 兰郑长管道 | Lán Zhèng Cháng guǎn dào | Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline |
| 兰开夏郡 | Lán kāi xià jùn | Lancashire (English county) |
| 兰闺 | lán guī | a lady's room (honorific) |
