Usage of the character 莲
lián
莲
[蓮]
- lotus
Alián
阿莲
[阿蓮]
- Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
shuìlián
睡莲
[睡蓮]
- water lily
Liánzōng
莲宗
[蓮宗]
- see 淨土宗／净土宗 ( Jìngtǔzōng)
liántái
莲台
[蓮臺]
- lotus seat
liánwù
莲雾
[蓮霧]
- wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
báilián
白莲
[白蓮]
- white lotus (flower)
- White Lotus society
- same as 白蓮教／白莲教
liánróng
莲蓉
[蓮蓉]
- lotus seed paste
xuělián
雪莲
[雪蓮]
- snow lotus herb
- Saussurea involucrata
liánhuā
莲花
[蓮花]
- lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)
- water-lily
Wǔlián
五莲
[五蓮]
- Wulian county in Rizhao 日照 ( Rìzhào), Shandong
Liánhú
莲湖
[蓮湖]
- Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi
liánpéng
莲蓬
[蓮蓬]
- lotus seed head
liúlián
榴莲
[榴蓮]
- durian fruit
- Durio zibethinus
Liándū
莲都
[蓮都]
- Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市／丽水市 ( Líshuǐshì), Zhejiang
Huālián
花莲
[花蓮]
- Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
liánzǐ
莲子
[蓮子]
- lotus seed
lián'ǒu
莲藕
[蓮藕]
- lotus root
hónglián
红莲
[紅蓮]
- red lotus
Xiàshìlián
夏士莲
[夏士蓮]
- Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
Liánhú Qū
莲湖区
[蓮湖區]
- Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi
yínliánhuā
银莲花
[銀蓮花]
- anemone
liánróngbāo
莲蓉包
[蓮蓉包]
- lotus seed bun
Alián Qū
阿莲区
[阿蓮區]
- Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
mǎtílián
马蹄莲
[馬蹄蓮]
- calla
- calla lily
Huāliánshì
花莲市
[花蓮市]
- Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
liánhuābái
莲花白
[蓮花白]
- (dialect) cabbage
xīfānlián
西番莲
[西番蓮]
- passion flower
Liándūqū
莲都区
[蓮都區]
- Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市／丽水市 ( Líshuǐshì), Zhejiang
Wǔliánxiàn
五莲县
[五蓮縣]
- Wulian county in Rizhao 日照 ( Rìzhào), Shandong
liúliánzú
榴莲族
[榴蓮族]
- worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
Liánhuāxiàn
莲花县
[蓮花縣]
- Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉／萍乡, Jiangxi
hànjīnlián
旱金莲
[旱金蓮]
- garden nasturtium
- Tropaeolum majus
Yǐfǎlián
以法莲
[以法蓮]
- Ephraim (city)
Huālián Xiàn
花莲县
[花蓮縣]
- Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
Liánchí Qū
莲池区
[蓮池區]
- Lianchi District of Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei
bìngdìlián
并蒂莲
[並蒂蓮]
- lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk
- fig. a devoted married couple
Báiliánjiào
白莲教
[白蓮教]
- White Lotus society
liúliánguǒ
榴莲果
[榴蓮果]
- durian fruit
- also written 榴槤果／榴梿果
liánhuālào
莲花落
[蓮花落]
- genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
liánpéngtóu
莲蓬头
[蓮蓬頭]
- showerhead
Lín Yìlián
林忆莲
[林憶蓮]
- Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
Pān Jīnlián
潘金莲
[潘金蓮]
- Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
shécànliánhuā
舌灿莲花
[舌燦蓮花]
- (idiom) eloquent
- entertaining in one's speech
Yìchū Liánhuā
易初莲花
[易初蓮花]
- Lotus (department store chain)
Mànhélián Xuéyuàn
曼荷莲学院
[曼荷蓮學院]
- Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)
yǎbachīhuánglián
哑巴吃黄莲
[啞巴吃黃蓮]
- no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
- also written 啞巴吃黃連／哑巴吃黄连
- (often precedes 有苦說不出／有苦说不出 (yǒukǔshuōbuchū))
Miàofǎ Liánhuá Jīng
妙法莲华经
[妙法蓮華經]
- The Lotus Sutra
Mǎlìlián· Mènglòu
玛丽莲·梦露
[瑪麗蓮·夢露]
- Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
Mànhélián Nüzǐ Xuéyuàn
曼荷莲女子学院
[曼荷蓮女子學院]
- see 曼荷蓮學院／曼荷莲学院 ( Mànhélián Xuéyuàn)