| 北 | Běi Hé lán | North Holland, a province of the Netherlands | 
| 北 | běi | north / (classical) to be defeated | 
| 荷 | Hé | Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷兰) | 
| 荷 | hé | lotus | 
| 荷 | hè | to carry on one's shoulder or back / burden / responsibility | 
| 荷 | Hé lán | Holland; the Netherlands | 
| 兰 | Lán | surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu | 
| 兰 | lán | orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木兰) |