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Character Decomposition
莲=艹+连
Etymology
flower
Meanings
lotus
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Words with 莲 165 total
red lotus红莲hóng liánlotus seed head莲蓬lián pénglotus seat莲台lián táilotus seed莲子lián zǐdurian fruit · Durio zibethinus榴莲liú liánwater lily睡莲shuì liánsnow lotus herb · Saussurea involucrata雪莲xuě liánwhite lotus (flower) · White Lotus society · same as白莲bái liánHualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan花莲Huā lián(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman莲步lián bùlotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) · water-lily莲花lián huā
Idioms with 莲 3 total Chain
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