| 莲 | lián | lotus |
| 莲花 | lián huā | lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily |
| 白莲教 | Bái lián jiào | White Lotus society |
| 莲子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 并蒂莲 | bìng dì lián | lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk; fig. a devoted married couple |
| 五莲 | Wǔ lián | Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong |
| 五莲县 | Wǔ lián xiàn | Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong |
| 以法莲 | Yǐ fǎ lián | Ephraim (city) |
| 哑巴吃黄莲 | yǎ ba chī huáng lián | no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 哑巴吃黄连; (often precedes 有苦说不出) |
| 夏士莲 | Xià shì lián | Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products |
| 妙法莲华经 | Miào fǎ lián huá jīng | The Lotus Sutra |
| 易初莲花 | yì chū lián huā | Lotus (department store chain) |
| 曼荷莲女子学院 | Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn | Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts) |
| 林忆莲 | Lín Yì lián | Sandy Lam |
| 榴莲 | liú lián | durian fruit |
| 榴莲果 | liú lián guǒ | durian fruit; also written 榴梿果 |
| 潘金莲 | Pān Jīn lián | Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 |
| 玛丽莲・梦露 | Mǎ lì lián · Mèng lòu | Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress |
| 白莲 | bái lián | white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白莲教 |
| 睡莲 | shuì lián | water lily |
| 红莲 | hóng lián | red lotus |
| 花莲 | Huā lián | Hualián or Hualien city and county on the east coast of Taiwan |
| 花莲市 | Huā lián shì | Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan |
| 花莲县 | Huā lián xiàn | Hualián or Hualien county on the east coast of Taiwan |
| 莲湖 | Lián hú | Lianhu district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 莲湖区 | Lián hú qū | Lianhu district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 莲台 | lián tái | lotus seat |
| 莲花县 | Lián huā xiàn | Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍乡, Jiangxi |
| 莲花落 | lián huā lào | folk song with accompaniment of clappers |
| 莲蓉 | lián róng | lotus seed paste |
| 莲蓉包 | lián róng bāo | lotus seed bun |
| 莲都 | Lián dū | Liandu district of Lishui city 丽水市, Zhejiang |
| 莲都区 | Lián dū qū | Liandu district of Lishui city 丽水市, Zhejiang |
| 莲雾 | lián wù | wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit) |
| 西番莲 | xī fān lián | passion flower |
| 阿莲 | Ā lián | Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县, southwest Taiwan |
| 阿莲乡 | Ā lián xiāng | Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县, southwest Taiwan |
| 雪莲 | xuě lián | snow lotus herb; Saussurea involucrata |
| 马蹄莲 | mǎ tí lián | calla; calla lily |
