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廉
lián
1. incorruptible
2. honest
3. inexpensive
4. to investigate (old)
5. side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 13 strokes

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
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
廉政公署
LiánzhèngGōngshǔ
Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC)

Alternate Entries

廉
lián
old variant of [[廉<lián>]]
廉
lián
old variant of [[廉<lián>]]
廉
Lián
surname Lian

Metadata

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