| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 藹然 | 蔼然 | ǎi rán | amicable; amiable |
| 安然 | ān rán | safely; peacefully; at a rest | |
| 岸然 | àn rán | solemn; serious | |
| 昂然 | áng rán | upright and unafraid | |
| 盎然 | àng rán | abundant; full; overflowing; exuberant | |
| 傲然 | ào rán | loftily; proudly; unyieldingly | |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain; necessity | |
| 勃然 | bó rán | agitatedly; excitedly; vigorously | |
| 不期然而然 | bù qī rán ér rán | happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations | |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not | |
| 不然的話 | 不然的话 | bù rán de huà | otherwise |
| 不以為然 | 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | object to; take exception to; not approve |
| 不知其所以然 | bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán | (adj) not recognized for what it is | |
| 不自然 | bù zì rán | unnatural; artificial | |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature (as in Mother Nature) | |
| 當然 | 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt |
| 斷然 | 断然 | duàn rán | (adv) determinedly |
| 蓋然性 | 盖然性 | gài rán xìng | probability |
| 公然 | gōng rán | (do something) openly; undisguised; publicly | |
| 公然表示 | gōng rán biǎo shì | to state openly | |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) | |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really; sure enough; as expected | |
| 轟然 | 轰然 | hōng rán | (adv) with a loud sound |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 豁然開朗 | 豁然开朗 | huò rán kāi lǎng | suddenly see the light; be suddenly enlightened; open and clear; suddenly become extensive |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case | |
| 截然 | jié rán | completely; sharply (differing) | |
| 井然 | jǐng rán | tidy, methodical | |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly | |
| 居然 | jū rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | |
| 理所當然 | 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | (idiom) certainly; of course; it logically follows that... |
| 茫然 | máng rán | (adj) ignorant; have no knowledge of sth | |
| 毛骨悚然 | máo gǔ sǒng rán | be absolutely horrified | |
| 猛然 | měng rán | suddenly; abruptly | |
| 孟浩然 | mèng hào rán | Meng Hao-Ran - a Tang Dynasty Poet (689-740) | |
| 倪敏然 | Ní Mǐn rán | Ni Min-jan | |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally | |
| 龐然大物 | 庞然大物 | páng rán dà wù | huge monster |
| 青衣自然徑 | 青衣自然径 | Qīng yī zì rán jìng | Tsing Yi Nature Trail |
| 全然 | quán rán | completely | |
| 然 | rán | correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly | |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet; but | |
| 然後 | 然后 | rán hòu | after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards |
| 然則 | 然则 | rán zé | that being the case; then; in that case |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; yet | |
| 雖然 | 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 索然 | suǒ rán | dull; dry | |
| 泰然 | tài rán | calm; self-composed | |
| 坦然 | tǎn rán | calm; undisturbed | |
| 惕然 | tì rán | to be afraid, fearful of | |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural | |
| 天然本地 | tiān rán běn dì | natural background | |
| 天然毒素 | tiān rán dú sù | natural toxin | |
| 天然氣 | 天然气 | tiān rán qì | natural gas |
| 天然鈾 | 天然铀 | tiān rán yóu | natural uranium |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected | |
| 顯然 | 显然 | xiǎn ran | clear; evident; obvious |
| 軒然大波 | 轩然大波 | xuān rán dà bō | tempest |
| 儼然 | 俨然 | yǎn rán | just like; solemn; dignified |
| 要不然 | yào bu rán | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 要部然 | yào bu rán | otherwise | |
| 液化天然氣 | 液化天然气 | yè huà tiān rán qì | liquefied natural gas |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before | |
| 毅然 | yì rán | (adv) without hesitation; resolutely | |
| 中國石油天然氣集團公司 | 中国石油天然气集团公司 | Zhōng guó Shí yóu Tiān rán qì Jí tuán Gōng sī | China National Petroleum Corporation |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural; naturally | |
| 自然保護區 | 自然保护区 | zì rán bǎo hù qū | nature reserve |
| 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | involuntary; automatically | |
| 自然界 | zì rán jiè | nature; the natural world | |
| 自然科學 | 自然科学 | zì rán kē xué | natural sciences |
| 自然科學基金會 | 自然科学基金会 | zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì | natural science fund |
| 自然人 | zì rán rén | natural person | |
| 自然數 | 自然数 | zì rán shù | natural number |
| 自然數的集合論定義 | 自然数的集合论定义 | zì rán shù de jí hé lùn dìng yì | set-theoretic definition of natural numbers |
| 自然選擇 | 自然选择 | zì rán xuǎn zé | natural selection |
| 自然醫學 | 自然医学 | zì rán yī xué | nature medicine |
| 自然語言 | 自然语言 | zì rán yǔ yán | natural language |
| 自然災害 | 自然灾害 | zì rán zāi hài | natural disaster |
| 自然主義 | 自然主义 | zì rán zhǔ yì | naturalism (philosophy) |
| 自然資源 | 自然资源 | zì rán zī yuán | natural resource |
| 縱然 | 纵然 | zòng rán | even if; even though |
| 最大似然法 | zuì dà sì rán fǎ | maximum likelihood |
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