orchid; elegant, graceful
| 蘭州 lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4] |
| 蘭州大學 lán zhōu dà xué | Lanzhou University |
| 蘭州市 lán zhōu shì | Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4] |
| 蘭摧玉折 lán cuī yù zhé | premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young |
| 蘭斯 lán sī | Reims (city in France) |
| 蘭斯洛特 lán sī luò tè | Lancelot (name) |
| 蘭新 lán xīn | Lanzhou and Xinjiang |
| 蘭新鐵路 lán xīn tiě lù | Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway |
| 蘭溪 lán xī | Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang |
| 蘭溪市 lán xī shì | Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang |
| 蘭特 lán tè | Rand or Randt (name) |
| 蘭玉 lán yù | your son (honorific) |
| 蘭科 lán kē | Orchidaceae |
| 蘭章 lán zhāng | a beautiful speech or piece of writing; your beautiful article (honorific) |
| 蘭考 lán kǎo | Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan |
| 蘭考縣 lán kǎo xiàn | Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan |
| 蘭舟 lán zhōu | lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood; poetic term for boat |
| 蘭艾同焚 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 |
| 蘭花 lán huā | cymbidium; orchid |
| 蘭花指 lán huā zhǐ | hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) |
| 蘭若 lán rě | Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若[a1 lan2 re3]) |
| 蘭蔻 lán kòu | Lancôme, French cosmetics brand |
| 蘭西 lán xī | Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 蘭西縣 lán xī xiàn | Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 蘭言 lán yán | intimate conversation |