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涟 (lián): Flowing water — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 涟

涟涟 • liánlián • weeping continuously

lián涟

lián涟

weeping continuously

涟漪 • liányī • ripples

lián涟

yī漪

ripples

清涟 • qīnglián • clear ripples

qīng清

lián涟

clear ripples

泪涟涟 • lèiliánlián • tearful; in tears

lèi泪

lián涟

lián涟

tearful; in tears

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Example Sentences

Tā她

xiǎng想

qǐ起

wǎng往

shì事

，

bù不

jīn禁

lèi泪

lián涟

lián涟

。

She couldn't help but weep as she recalled the past.

Wēi微

fēng风

chuī吹

guò过

，

hú湖

miàn面

fàn泛

qǐ

Chí池

táng塘

lǐ里

qīng清

lián涟

dàng荡

yàng漾

，

jǐng

Information

Pinyinlián

Meaningflowing water; ripples; weeping

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Radical氵

Traditional漣

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3889

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+6D9F

CangjieEYKQ

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起

céng层

céng层

lián涟

yī漪

。

A gentle breeze blew, and ripples spread across the lake.

景

sè色

hěn很

měi美

。

Clear ripples shimmered in the pond, and the scenery was beautiful.

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Characters pronounced "lian".

敛liǎnto gather, collect, or restrain
莲liánlotus, a type of aquatic plant
联liánto connect, join, or unite
恋liànto love, to long for, to be attached to
链liànchain; linked series
脸liǎnface

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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