| 澜 | lán | swelling water |
| 波澜 | bō lán | billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) |
| 波澜壮阔 | bō lán zhuàng kuò | surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale |
| 澜沧江 | Lán cāng jiāng | Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河 of Southeast Asia |
| 力挽狂澜 | lì wǎn kuáng lán | to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis |
| 推波助澜 | tuī bō zhù lán | to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire |
| 波澜老成 | bō lán lǎo chéng | splendid and powerful (of story); majestic; awesome |
| 波澜起伏 | bō lán qǐ fú | one climax follows another (of thrilling story) |
| 澜沧拉祜族自治县 | Lán cāng Lā hù zú zì zhì xiàn | Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 澜沧县 | Lán cāng xiàn | Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
