FEEDBACK

Meaning of 蓮

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
(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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (flower) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ lián ] to join, to connect; continuous; even
Similar Characters:
Example Words
蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
蓮子 lián lotus seed
蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root
蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head
More:蓮* | *蓮 | *蓮*
Example Sentences
1
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?
2
·
·
She meant that her full name was Lillian Margaret Smith.
3
Xiulian: Yes, I am sure many things are an illusion. Yet some are hopelessly real.
4
Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
5
Lancelot was also loved by Elanine, a beautiful girl, but he soon deserted her and she died of a broken heart.