莲

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lotus

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “flower” + 连 sound ( lián )

Components 艹连

lotus · Heisig RSH #302

flower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
花莲县	Huā lián Xiàn	Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
莲花县	Lián huā Xiàn	Lianhua, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市\|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
花莲市	Huā lián shì	Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
莲花白	lián huā bái	(dialect) cabbage
阿莲区	Ā lián Qū	Alian, a rural district of Kaohsiung 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
白莲教	Bái lián jiào	White Lotus society
五莲县	Wǔ lián Xiàn	Wulian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong
曼荷莲女子学院	Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn	see 曼荷蓮學院\|曼荷莲学院[Man4 he2 lian2 Xue2 yuan4]
以法莲	Yǐ fǎ lián	Ephraim (city)
莲花落	lián huā lào	genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
莲湖区	Lián hú Qū	Lianhu, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
银莲花	yín lián huā	anemone
莲都区	Lián dū Qū	Liandu, a district of Lishui City 麗水市\|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang
妙法莲华经	Miào fǎ Lián huá Jīng	The Lotus Sutra
易初莲花	Yì chū Lián huā	Lotus (department store chain)
莲子	lián zǐ	lotus seed
白莲	bái lián	white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教\|白莲教
花莲	Huā lián	Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
莲花	lián huā	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
莲池区	Lián chí Qū	Lianchi, a district of Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei

Characters sharing the sound component 连 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
连 sound part	lián	to join, to connect; continuous; even
涟	lián	flowing water; ripples; weeping
裢	lián	a folding purse kept in one's belt
梿	lián	flail; to thresh
鲢	lián	silver carp, hypophthalmiathys
琏	liǎn	a vessel used to hold grain offerings