潘金莲

Traditional form:

潘金蓮

Pinyin (reading):

Pān Jīnlián

Definitions:

• Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅

Characters:

• 潘 - a river that flows into the Han; surname
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 莲 - lotus, water lily; paradise

Traditional characters:

• 潘 - a river that flows into the Han; surname
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 蓮 - lotus, water lily; paradise