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莲
蓮
lián
1. lotus
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

莲
lián
lotus, water lily; paradise
10 丶

Compound Words (20)

五莲
Wǔlián
Wulian county in Rizhao [[日照<Rìzhào>]], Shandong
榴莲
liúlián
durian fruit
白莲
báilián
white lotus (flower)
睡莲
shuìlián
water lily
红莲
hónglián
red lotus
花莲
Huālián
Hualián or Hualien city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
莲子
liánzǐ
lotus seed
莲宗
Liánzōng
see [[淨土宗|净土宗<Jìngtǔzōng>]]
莲湖
Liánhú
Lianhu District of Xi’an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
莲台
liántái
lotus seat
莲花
liánhuā
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)
莲蓉
liánróng
lotus seed paste
莲蓬
liánpéng
lotus seed head
莲藕
liánǒu
lotus root
莲都
Liándū
Liandu district of Lishui city [[麗水市|丽水市<Líshuǐshì>]], Zhejiang
莲雾
liánwù
wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
阿莲
Ālián
Alien township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
雪莲
xuělián
snow lotus herb
并蒂莲
bìngdìlián
lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk
五莲县
Wǔliánxiàn
Wulian county in Rizhao [[日照<Rìzhào>]], Shandong

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,836
Word Frequency Rank
4,853 of 84,292

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