莲 (lián): Lotus — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

Animated Stroke Order 莲

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Stroke Order Diagrams 莲

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莲=艹grass/plant+连connect

A plant (艹) that connects (连) — the lotus, with its linked stems and roots in water.

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HSK Vocabulary: 莲

HSK words that contain this character.

莲子

lián zǐ

Lotus seed

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 莲 is used in context

chí池

táng塘

lǐ里

kāi开

mǎn满

le了

měi美

lì丽

de的

lián莲

huā花

。

The pond is full of beautiful lotus flowers.

lián莲

zǐ子

zhōu粥

shì是

chuán传

tǒng统

de的

yǎng养

shēng

lián莲

ǒu藕

kě可

yǐ以

zuò做

chéng成

měi美

wèi味

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Lotus seed porridge is a traditional health food.

Lotus root can be made into delicious soup.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

rui芮 zhù著 cí茨 fān藩 suō蓑 shān苫

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