莲 — Chinese character
莲
lián
lotus, water lily; paradise
- Pinyin
- lián
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 艹 连
- Formation
- pictophonetic — flower; meaning component 艹; sound component 连
- Traditional
- 蓮
Common words with 莲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莲花 (蓮花) | lián huā | lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily |
| 红莲 (紅蓮) | hóng lián | red lotus |
| 榴莲 (榴蓮) | liú lián | durian fruit; Durio zibethinus |
| 睡莲 (睡蓮) | shuì lián | water lily |
| 白莲 (白蓮) | bái lián | white lotus (flower); White Lotus society |
| 莲子 (蓮子) | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 雪莲 (雪蓮) | xuě lián | snow lotus herb; Saussurea involucrata |
| 莲藕 (蓮藕) | lián ǒu | lotus root |
| 莲蓬 (蓮蓬) | lián péng | lotus seed head |
| 莲蓉 (蓮蓉) | lián róng | lotus seed paste |
| 西番莲 (西番蓮) | xī fān lián | passion flower |
| 莲蓬头 (蓮蓬頭) | lián péng tóu | showerhead |
English words written with 莲
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.