Memory phrase for the Kanji: 莲
莲
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Meaning
lotus
Pronunciation
lián
Explanation
Top: growing plant 艹 , below: link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车 /車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked.)
Mnemonic
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The plant (which floats on the water), but is connected (to the ground) is the: lotus.
Radicals
艹
grass, plant
连
connect
车
vehicle Simplified from 車. Shows a hand-cart from top: axle 丨 , loading area 日 , two wheels 二 . This sign 车 is similar to the simplified east 东 =東 .
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Vocabulary
莲花
lián huā
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
4999
白莲教
Bái lián jiào
White Lotus society
5000
莲子
lián zǐ
lotus seed
5001
莲子
lián zǐ
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