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廉
Lián
1. surname Lian
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 13 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

廉
lián
upright, honorable, honest
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

低廉
dīlián
cheap
威廉
Wēilián
William or Wilhelm (name)
孝廉
xiàolián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
廉俸
liánfèng
extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty
廉价
liánjià
cheaply-priced
廉耻
liánchǐ
honor and shame
廉政
liánzhèng
honest or clean politics
廉江
Liánjiāng
Lianjiang county level city in Zhanjiang [[湛江<Zhànjiāng>]], Guangdong
廉洁
liánjié
honest
HSK 6
廉直
liánzhí
upright and honest
廉署
liánshǔ
ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong
廉颇
LiánPō
Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao [[趙國|赵国]], repeatedly victorious over Qin [[秦國|秦国]] and Qi [[齊國|齐国]]
清廉
qīnglián
honest
养廉
yǎnglián
to encourage honesty
姚思廉
YáoSīlián
Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of [[梁書|梁书]] and [[陳書]] [[陈书]]
廉江市
Liánjiāngshì
Lianjiang county level city in Zhanjiang [[湛江<Zhànjiāng>]], Guangdong
价廉物美
jiàliánwùměi
fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy
俭以养廉
jiǎnyǐyǎnglián
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
勤政廉政
qínzhèngliánzhèng
honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
反腐倡廉
fǎnfǔchànglián
to fight corruption and advocate probity

Alternate Entries

廉
lián
old variant of [[廉<lián>]]
廉
lián
old variant of [[廉<lián>]]
廉
lián
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,817
Word Frequency Rank
4,006 of 84,292