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莲 lián

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莲 lián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lián | lian2
English translation
lotus, water lily; paradise

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About 莲 lián

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

蓮 lián

Contains the radical

艹 cǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

flower

Etymology of 莲 lián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱艹连

Semantic compound

艹 cǎo

Phonetic compound

连 Lián

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 cǎo represents the meaning and 连 Lián represents the sound. Simplified form of 蓮 lián .

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Example sentences using 莲 lián

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玛丽 Mǎ lì 莲 lián .梦 mèng 露 Lù 十分 shífēn 性感 xìnggǎn .

Marilyn Monroe had lots of oomph.

我 wǒ 爱 ài 吃 chī 甜 tián 的 de , 所以 suǒyǐ ,任何 rènhé 用 yòng 榴莲 liú lián 做 zuò 的 de 食品 shí pǐn ,都 dōu 是 shì 我的最 zuì 爱 ài .

I have a sweet tooth, so anything with durian is my favourite.

莲叶的 de 阴凉 yīn liáng 遮蔽 zhē bì 它 tā .溪 xī 旁 páng 的 de 柳树 liǔ shù 环绕 huán rào 它 tā .

The lotuses conceal him poplars by the stream surround him.

它 tā 给 gěi 染上 rǎn shàng 了 le 浓浓的 青莲色.

It was colored a deep lavender - blue .

爸爸 bàba 把 bǎ 榴莲 liú lián 掰开 bāi kāi , 里面 lǐ miàn 露出 lù chū 了 le 黄色 huáng sè 的 de 果肉 guǒ ròu .

Durian father to break apart, which showed a yellow flesh.

Words with 莲 lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
莲 lián lotus蓮 lián
莲花 lián huā water-lily蓮花
榴莲 liú lián durian fruit榴蓮
莲子 lián zǐ lotus seed蓮子
莲藕 lián ǒu lotus root蓮藕
雪莲 xuě lián snow lotus herb雪蓮
白莲 bái lián white lotus (flower)白蓮
潘金莲 Pān Jīn lián Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 Jīn píng méi 潘金蓮
林忆莲 Lín Yì lián Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer林憶蓮
睡莲 shuì lián water lily睡蓮

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