| 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 |
| 波兰 | Bō lán | Poland |
| 荷兰 | Hé lán | Holland; the Netherlands |
| 德黑兰 | Dé hēi lán | Tehran, capital of Iran |
| 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 |
| 斯里兰卡 | Sī lǐ lán kǎ | Sri Lanka; (formerly) Ceylon |
| 新西兰 | Xīn xī lán | New Zealand |
| 乌克兰 | Wū kè lán | Ukraine |
| 伊斯兰教 | yī sī lán jiào | Islam |
| 芬兰 | Fēn lán | Finland; Suomi |
| 爱尔兰 | Ài ěr lán | Ireland |
| 伊斯兰堡 | Yī sī lán bǎo | Islamabad, capital of Pakistan |
| 兰花 | lán huā | cymbidium; orchid |
| 苏格兰 | Sū gé lán | Scotland |
| 贺兰 | Hè lán | Helan county in Yinchuan 银川, Ningxia |
| 玉兰 | Yù lán | Yulan magnolia |
| 英格兰 | Yīng gé lán | England |
| 北爱尔兰 | Běi Ài ěr lán | Northern Ireland |
| 马兰 | Mǎ lán | Malan atomic test site in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 米兰 | Mǐ lán | Milano; Milan (Italy) |
| 法兰克福 | Fǎ lán kè fú | Frankfurt (Germany) |
| 法兰克 | Fǎ lán kè | the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) |
| 紫罗兰 | zǐ luó lán | violet |
| 戈兰高地 | Gē lán Gāo dì | Golan Heights |
| 白兰地 | bái lán dì | brandy |
| 木兰 | mù lán | lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora); Mulan county in Harbin 哈尔滨, Heilongjiang |
| 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 |
| 三色紫罗兰 | sān sè zǐ luó lán | pansy |
| 中国伊斯兰教协会 | Zhōng guó Yī sī lán jiào Xié huì | Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association |
| 亚特兰大 | Yà tè lán dà | Atlanta |
| 亚兰 | Yà lán | Ram (son of Hezron) |
| 伊斯兰 | Yī sī lán | Islam |
| 伊斯兰会议组织 | Yī sī lán Huì yì Zǔ zhī | Organization of the Islamic Conference |
| 伊斯兰圣战组织 | Yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī | Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction) |
| 伊斯兰党 | Yī sī lán dǎng | Islamic party |
| 伯特兰 | Bó tè lán | Bertrand (name) |
| 伯特兰德 | Bó tè lán dé | Bertrand (name) |
| 布兰森 | Bù lán sēn | Branson or Brandsen (name); Sir Richard Branson (1950-), British millionaire and founder of Virgin |
| 佛兰德 | fó lán dé | of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture |
| 佛兰芒语 | fó lán máng yǔ | Flemish (language) |
| 佩兰 | pèi lán | orchid; fragrant thoroughwort; (botany) Eupatorium fortunei; Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine) |
| 依兰 | Yī lán | Yilan county in Harbin 哈尔滨, Heilongjiang |
| 依兰县 | Yī lán xiàn | Yilan county in Harbin 哈尔滨, Heilongjiang |
| 克利夫兰 | Kè lì fū lán | Cleveland |
| 凯达格兰 | Kǎi dá gé lán | Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner |
| 凯达格兰族 | Kǎi dá gé lán zú | Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner |
| 勃兰登堡 | Bó lán dēng bǎo | Brandenburg (e.g. gate, concertos) |
