懂中文 Dong Chinese

莲

lián

lotus

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 连 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蓮.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

连 sound component

连  Sound component

lián

  

connect, join, link

Evolution

莲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
莲 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
莲 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

莲 (蓮) 

lián

lotus, water lily; paradise; lotus

Most common words with 莲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

莲

lotus

莲花

water-lily

榴莲

durian fruit

莲子

lotus seed

莲藕

lotus root