涟

漣

lián

noun

Meanings

1 ripple
2 tearful; flowing (of tears)

Characters

涟

lián

ripple

Examples

HSK 7-9

微风吹过，湖面泛起涟漪。

Wēifēng chuī guò, húmiàn fànqǐ liányī.

A breeze blew over and ripples spread across the lake.

HSK 7-9

这消息在她心里激起了涟漪。

Zhè xiāoxi zài tā xīnli jīqǐ le liányī.

The news stirred ripples in her heart.

Tips

usage

Most often in 涟漪 (ripples), used both literally for water and figuratively for a small stir of emotion. The doubled form 涟涟 describes tears streaming down.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The three-drop water radical, the side form of 水. It marks this as a water word, here the small waves on a surface.

phonetic

连 lián

to connect; in succession

Gives the sound, read 连 on its own and unchanged here. Its sense of things following one after another faintly echoes ripples spreading in succession.

Stroke Order

涟 lián

涟