lán 
		orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán 
		surname Lan
abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Pǔ lán 
		Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Mù lán 
		Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
see 花木蘭|花木兰[Hua1 Mu4 lan2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mù lán 
		lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Sī lǐ lán kǎ 
		Sri Lanka
(formerly) Ceylon
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán zhōu 
		Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán xī 
		Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Fù lán kè lín 
		Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author
surname Franklin
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Mǎ lán 
		Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			pèi lán 
		orchid
fragrant thoroughwort
(botany) Eupatorium fortunei
Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lóu lán 
		ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊, modern Xinjiang
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn lán 
		profound friendship
sworn brotherhood
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Ào kè lán 
		Auckland (New Zealand city)
Oakland (California, US city)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Kūn shì lán 
		Queensland, northeast Australian state
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán zhōu shì 
		Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yí lán xiàn 
		Yilan county in northeast Taiwan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wū lán 
		Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wū lán hào tè 
		Wulanhaote county level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Huā Mù lán 
		Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wū lán chá bù 
		Ulaanchab prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Méi Lán fāng 
		Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán kè 
		Rank (name)
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lán xī 
		Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang