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莲
蓮
lian2
- lotus
| strokes | 10 | 
| radical |  | 
| strokes after radical | 7 | 
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阿莲
阿蓮
a1 lian2
- Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
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阿莲乡
阿蓮鄉
a1 lian2 xiang1
- Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
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白莲
白蓮
bai2 lian2
- white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教
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白莲教
白蓮教
bai2 lian2 jiao4
- White Lotus society
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并蒂莲
並蒂蓮
bing4 di4 lian2
- lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk; fig. a devoted married couple
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旱金莲
旱金蓮
han4 jin1 lian2
- garden nasturtium; Tropaeolum majus
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红莲
紅蓮
hong2 lian2
- red lotus
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花莲
花蓮
hua1 lian2
- Hualián or Hualien city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
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花莲市
花蓮市
hua1 lian2 shi4
- Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
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花莲县
花蓮縣
hua1 lian2 xian4
- Hualián or Hualien county on the east coast of Taiwan
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莲都
蓮都
lian2 du1
- Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
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莲都区
蓮都區
lian2 du1 qu1
- Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
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莲湖
蓮湖
lian2 hu2
- Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
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莲湖区
蓮湖區
lian2 hu2 qu1
- Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
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莲花
蓮花
lian2 hua1
- lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
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莲花白
蓮花白
lian2 hua1 bai2
- (dialect) cabbage
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莲花落
蓮花落
lian2 hua1 lao4
- genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
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莲花县
蓮花縣
lian2 hua1 xian4
- Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
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莲藕
蓮藕
lian2 ou3
- lotus root
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莲蓬
蓮蓬
lian2 peng2
- lotus seed head
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莲蓉
蓮蓉
lian2 rong2
- lotus seed paste
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莲蓉包
蓮蓉包
lian2 rong2 bao1
- lotus seed bun
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莲台
蓮臺
lian2 tai2
- lotus seat
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莲雾
蓮霧
lian2 wu4
- wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
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莲子
蓮子
lian2 zi3
- lotus seed
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莲宗
蓮宗
lian2 zong1
- see 淨土宗|净土宗
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林忆莲
林憶蓮
lin2 yi4 lian2
- Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
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榴莲
榴蓮
liu2 lian2
- durian fruit; Durio zibethinus
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榴莲果
榴蓮果
liu2 lian2 guo3
- durian fruit; also written 榴槤果|榴梿果
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榴莲族
榴蓮族
liu2 lian2 zu2
- worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
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玛丽莲·梦露
瑪麗蓮·夢露
ma3 li4 lian2 - meng4 lou4
- Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
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马蹄莲
馬蹄蓮
ma3 ti2 lian2
- calla; calla lily
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曼荷莲女子学院
曼荷蓮女子學院
man4 he2 lian2 nv3 zi3 xue2 yuan4
- Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts)
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妙法莲华经
妙法蓮華經
miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2 jing1
- The Lotus Sutra
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潘金莲
潘金蓮
pan1 jin1 lian2
- Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
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睡莲
睡蓮
shui4 lian2
- water lily
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五莲
五蓮
wu3 lian2
- Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
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五莲县
五蓮縣
wu3 lian2 xian4
- Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
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西番莲
西番蓮
xi1 fan1 lian2
- passion flower
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夏士莲
夏士蓮
xia4 shi4 lian2
- Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
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雪莲
雪蓮
xue3 lian2
- snow lotus herb; Saussurea involucrata
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哑巴吃黄莲
啞巴吃黃蓮
ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2
- no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连; (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出)
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以法莲
以法蓮
yi3 fa3 lian2
- Ephraim (city)
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易初莲花
易初蓮花
yi4 chu1 lian2 hua1
- Lotus (department store chain)
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银莲花
銀蓮花
yin2 lian2 hua1
- anemone