蓮

蓮 U+84EE, 蓮 ← 蓭[U+84ED] CJK Unified Ideographs 蓯 →[U+84EF] 蓮 U+F999, 蓮 ← 輦[U+F998] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 連 →[U+F99A] Japanese 蓮 Simplified 莲 Traditional 蓮

蓮 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11 in Chinese and Korean, 艸+10 in Japanese, 14 strokes in Chinese and Korean, 13 strokes in Japanese, Cangjie input 廿卜十十 (TYJJ), four-corner 44304, composition ⿱艹連)

• 𡂴, 𡣻, 𤂍, 櫣, 𤑞, 𤪼, 𨯌, 𬞮

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1052, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31722
• Dae Jaweon: page 1514, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3261, character 10
• Unihan data for U+84EE

• Unihan data for U+F999

trad. 蓮 simp. 莲 alternative forms 苓 lotus

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *renʔ, *reːn): semantic 艹 + phonetic 連 (OC *ren).

Related to 蕑 (OC *kreːn, “lotus seed”) (Schuessler, 2007).

蓮

1. lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
   • 蓮，花之君子者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]莲，花之君子者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: 1063, Zhou Dunyi, Ode to Lotus LoversLián, huā zhī jūnzǐ zhě yě. [Pinyin]Lotus is the gentleman among flowers.
   1. (literary or in compounds) lotus seed or seedpod
      • 蓮殼／莲壳 ― liánké ― lotus seed pod or shell
      • 蓮皮／莲皮 ― liánpí ― lotus seed coat or shell
      • 蓮衣／莲衣 ― liányī ― lotus seed coat
      • 蓮肉／莲肉 ― liánròu ― lotus seed kernel
      • 蓮心／莲心 ― liánxīn ― lotus seed plumule
2. (in compounds) A plant with lotus-like flowers or leaves, or another plant similar to such a plant 睡蓮／睡莲 ― shuìlián ― water lily 金蓮花／金莲花 ― jīnliánhuā ― globeflower 銀蓮花／银莲花 ― yínliánhuā ― windflower 旱蓮花／旱莲花 ― hànliánhuā ― Indian cress 半邊蓮／半边莲 ― bànbiānlián ― Lobelia chinensis 穿心蓮／穿心莲 ― chuānxīnlián ― Andrographis paniculata (with flowers similar to Lobelia chinensis)
3. (Buddhism) Buddha’s world; paradise

• (lotus):

• →⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐾁𐽶𐽺𐽲𐽳𐽰 (lénhua)
• → Vietnamese: sen

蓮

1. only used in 蓮勺／莲勺 (Liǎnzhuó)

• “蓮”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-

Shinjitai 蓮 Kyūjitai[1] 蓮蓮or蓮+︀? 蓮󠄀蓮+󠄀?(Adobe-Japan1) 蓮󠄄蓮+󠄄?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) 蓮󠄃蓮+󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment.See here for details.

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蓮)

1. lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera

• Go-on: れん (ren)
• Kan-on: れん (ren)
• Kun: はす (hasu, 蓮)、はちす (hachisu, 蓮)

Kanji in this term 蓮 はちすJinmeiyō kun’yomi

Originally a compound of 蜂(はち) (hachi, “bee”) + 巣(す) (su, “nest, hive”), literally “beehive, honeycomb”, from the way the lotus seed resembles a honeycomb.[2][3]

• IPA(key): [ha̠t͡ɕisɨ]
• (Tokyo) はちす [hàchísú] (Heiban – [0])[3]

蓮(はちす) • (hachisu)

1. older name for 蓮(はす) (hasu), below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
2. (Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation
3. alternate name for 木(む)槿(くげ) (mukuge): Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph’s rod

蓮(はちす) • (Hachisu)

1. the name of various places in Japan
2. a surname

Kanji in this term 蓮 はすJinmeiyō kun’yomi

/hat͡ɕisu/ → */hassu/ → /hasu/

Appears to be a contraction of 蓮(はちす) (hachisu) above.

• IPA(key): [ha̠sɨ]
• (Tokyo) はす [hàsú] (Heiban – [0])[3]

蓮(はす) • (hasu)

1. a lotus plant or flower

The reading hasu appears to be more common for the lotus meaning in modern Japanese.

蓮(はす) • (Hasu)

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Kanji in this term 蓮 れんJinmeiyō on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 蓮 / 莲 (len, “lotus fruit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading lián.

• IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞ɴ]

蓮(れん) • (ren)

1. a lotus plant or flower

The ren reading is seldom used on its own. It is most often used in compounds.

蓮(れん) • (Ren)

1. a female given name
2. a male given name
3. a surname

• “▲蓮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026

From Middle Chinese 蓮 (MC len). Recorded as Middle Korean 련 (lyen) (Yale: lyen) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

蓮 (eumhun 연꽃 련 (yeonkkot ryeon), word-initial (South Korea) 연꽃 연 (yeonkkot yeon))

1. hanja form? of 련/연 (“lotus”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

蓮: Hán Việt readings: liên[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 蓮: Nôm readings: sen[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], ren[3][4][5][6][7], lên[1][2][3], trên[1]

1. chữ Hán form of liên (“(only in compounds) lotus”)
2. chữ Nôm form of lên (“to go up, come up, rise”)
3. chữ Nôm form of sen (“lotus”)
4. chữ Nôm form of trên (“upper; higher; superior; on”)