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Meaning of 蓮

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蓮 (Simplified: 莲)
Pinyin: lián
English Definition: lotus
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物,生浅水中。叶子大而圆。花大,有粉红、白色两种。种子称“莲子”,包在倒圆锥形的花托内,合称“莲蓬”。地下茎肥大而长,有节,称“藕”。种子和地下茎均可食(亦称“荷”、“芙蓉”、“芙蕖”、“菡萏”):莲藕。莲房(a.莲蓬;b.指僧人的居室)。莲座(a.莲花的底部;b.佛像的座位,由佛座多为莲花形而得名)。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:連 indicates the sound; 艹 (flower) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 連 [ lián ] to join, to connect; continuous; even
Similar Characters: 薳
Example Words
蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
蓮子 lián zǐ lotus seed
蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root
蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head
More:蓮* | *蓮 | *蓮*
Example Sentences
1
主说
,
以法莲哪
,
我可向你怎样行呢
。
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?
2
她是想说她全名是莉莲
·
玛格丽特
·
史密斯
。
She meant that her full name was Lillian Margaret Smith.
3
秀莲
:
是的
,
是有许多事情是虚幻的
,
但是有些却是无奈的真实
。
Xiulian: Yes, I am sure many things are an illusion. Yet some are hopelessly real.
4
他们的父亲以法莲为他们悲哀了多日
,
他的弟兄都来安慰他
。
Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
5
一个叫做伊莲的美丽姑娘也爱上了朗斯洛
,
但朗斯洛很快抛弃了她
。
伊莲由于失恋
,
郁郁而终
。
Lancelot was also loved by Elanine, a beautiful girl, but he soon deserted her and she died of a broken heart.