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Meaning of 蓮

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(Simplified: 莲)
Pinyin: lián
English Definition: lotus
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物,生淺水中。葉子大而圓。花大,有粉紅、白色兩種。種子稱“蓮子”,包在倒圓錐形的花托內,合稱“蓮蓬”。地下莖肥大而長,有節,稱“藕”。種子和地下莖均可食(亦稱“荷”、“芙蓉”、“芙蕖”、“菡萏”):蓮藕。蓮房(a.蓮蓬;b.指僧人的居室)。蓮座(a.蓮花的底部;b.佛像的座位,由佛座多爲蓮花形而得名)。
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
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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
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Example Sentences
1
西
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
2
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?
3
便
But even that is implausible because "Miss Lillian" was then not only very much alive but also quite unlike the Queen Mother.
4
I knew Lillian was praying for me; she always prays for our family, especially when one of us is away.
5
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.