| 百合 | bǎi hé | lily |   |
| 百合花 | bǎi hé huā | lily / fig. pure and spotless person / virgin | |
| 木兰 | mù lán | lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) | |
| 多此一举 | duō cǐ yī jǔ | to do more than is required (idiom) / superfluous / gilding the lily | |
| 睡莲 | shuì lián | water lily | |
| 彼岸花 | bǐ àn huā | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis | |
| 君子兰 | jūn zǐ lán | scarlet kafir lily / Clivia miniata (botany) | |
| 山丹 | shān dān | coral lily (Lilium pumilum) | |
| 万年青 | wàn nián qīng | Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica) | |
| 铃兰 | líng lán | lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) | |
| 马蹄莲 | mǎ tí lián | calla / calla lily | |
| 火鹤 | huǒ hè | flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) | |
| 射干 | shè gān | blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis) / leopard lily | |
| 兰 |  lán | orchid (蘭花|兰花 / Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 / Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) | |
| 金针菜 | jīn zhēn cài | day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine | |
| 海百合 | hǎi bǎi hé | sea lily / crinoid | |
| 石蒜 | shí suàn | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) | |
| 安祖花 | ān zǔ huā | flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) | |
| 火鹤花 | huǒ hè huā | flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) | |
| 百合子 | Bǎi hé zi | Yuriko, Japanese female given name, translates Christian name Lily | |
| 百合科 | bǎi hé kē | Liliaceae / the lily family | |
| 萍蓬草 | píng péng cǎo | spatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily | |
| 兰舟 | lán zhōu | lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood / poetic term for boat | |
| 黃花 | huáng huā | virgin / orange day lily (Hemerocallis fulva) / Chrysanthemum | |
| 曼珠沙华 | màn zhū shā huā | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis | |
| 姑婆芋 | gū pó yù | night-scented lily (Alocasia odora) | |
