| 伊 | yī | he; she; surname Yi; abbr. for Iraq or Iran |
| 斯 | sī | (phonetic); this; Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克 |
| 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 |
| 马 | mǎ | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 巴 | bā | to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail; Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan); abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing; surname Ba; abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian; abbr. for Pakistan |
| 德 | dé | virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind; Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 |
| 伊斯兰 | Yī sī lán | Islam |
