liǎn

wild vine

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

plant

敛 sound component

  Sound component

liǎnliàn

  

draw back

Evolution

蔹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔹 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蔹 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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liǎn

wild vine, vitis pentaphylla; trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)