莲花

蓮花

liánhuā

noun #15,246

Measure Word

一朵莲花 duǒ

Meanings

1 lotus flower
2 water lily

Characters

Examples

池塘里开满了美丽的莲花。

Chítáng lǐ kāi mǎn le měilì de liánhuā.

The pond was full of beautiful lotus flowers.

莲花出淤泥而不染。

Liánhuā chūyūní'érbùrǎn.

The lotus rises from the mud unstained.

Tips

culture

The lotus is deeply symbolic in Chinese and Buddhist culture. The phrase 出淤泥而不染 (rising from mud, unstained) from Zhou Dunyi's essay 《爱莲说》symbolizes moral purity amid corruption.

Stroke Order

莲 lián

花 huā