莲 lián lotus
lotus; water lily
怎么记住“莲”: 艹 grass + 连 link up = lotus. The pond is so full of grass and weeds that they link up and the ducks get stuck, yet in the middle floats one perfect lotus.
部件结构
莲 = 艹 grass + 连 link up
- 艹 grass
- 连 link up
- 辶 road
- 车 car
The pond is so full of grass and weeds that they link up and the ducks get stuck, yet in the middle floats one perfect lotus.
用法
- The lotus plant and its parts - 莲花 (liánhuā) lotus, 莲子 (liánzǐ) lotus seed, 莲藕 (lián'ǒu) lotus root, 睡莲 (shuìlián) water lily.
- Overlaps with 荷 (hé): both mean lotus, but 莲 leans toward the plant/seed/root and Buddhist imagery, while 荷 is the classic word for the flower and leaf.