蓮

See also: 莲
蓮 U+84EE, 蓮
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-84EE
← 蓭
[U+84ED] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蓯 →
[U+84EF]

Translingual

Han character

蓮 (radical 140 艸+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜十十 (TYJJ), four-corner 44304, composition ⿱艹連)

References

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

Chinese

trad. 蓮
simp. 莲

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (連) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
連 *ren
漣 *ren
鰱 *ren
翴 *ren
鏈 *ren, *rens, *r̥ʰen
璉 *renʔ
僆 *renʔ, *reːns
摙 *renʔ, *rens
蓮 *renʔ, *reːn
嗹 *reːn
縺 *reːn

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

Pronunciation 1

Note:
  • liân - literary;
  • nûi/nâi - vernacular.
Rime
Character 蓮
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 先 (85)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 落賢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /len/
Pan
Wuyun		 /len/
Shao
Rongfen		 /lɛn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /lɛn/
Li
Rong		 /len/
Wang
Li		 /lien/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /lien/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 lián
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 蓮
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 lián
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ len ›
Old
Chinese		 /*k.[r]ˤe[n]/ (cf. 蕑 jiān < kean < *kˤre[n] (dial. *k.rˤ- > kˤr-) ‘lotus fruit (Ode 145.2)’)
English lotus fruit

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蓮
Reading # 2/2
No. 8004
Phonetic
component		 連
Rime
group		 元
Rime
subdivision		 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 蓮
Old
Chinese		 /*reːn/

Definitions

蓮

  1. lotus; water lily
  2. (Buddhism) Buddha's world; paradise

Compounds

  • 三寸金蓮／三寸金莲
  • 並蒂蓮／并蒂莲
  • 並頭蓮／并头莲
  • 九蓮燈／九莲灯
  • 八角蓮／八角莲
  • 半邊蓮／半边莲 (bànbiānlián)
  • 品蓮臺／品莲台
  • 奉迓金蓮／奉迓金莲
  • 子午蓮／子午莲
  • 寶蓮燈／宝莲灯
  • 布袋蓮／布袋莲 (bùdàilián)
  • 慢吐蓮／慢吐莲
  • 採蓮曲／采莲曲
  • 採蓮船／采莲船
  • 日蓮宗／日莲宗
  • 木蓮／木莲
  • 朵朵蓮花／朵朵莲花
  • 步步蓮花／步步莲花
  • 步步金蓮／步步金莲
  • 潘妃金蓮／潘妃金莲
  • 潘金蓮／潘金莲
  • 王蓮／王莲
  • 白蓮教／白莲教 (Báiliánjiào)
  • 白蓮社／白莲社
  • 百子蓮／百子莲
  • 百枝蓮／百枝莲
  • 目蓮救母／目莲救母
  • 睡蓮／睡莲 (shuìlián)
  • 石蓮／石莲
  • 秦香蓮／秦香莲
  • 舌粲蓮花／舌粲莲花
  • 菖蒲蓮／菖蒲莲
  • 蓮子／莲子 (liánzǐ)
  • 蓮子花／莲子花
  • 蓮宗／莲宗
  • 蓮實／莲实
  • 蓮幕／莲幕
  • 蓮府／莲府
  • 蓮座／莲座
  • 蓮心／莲心
  • 蓮房／莲房 (liánfáng)
  • 蓮步／莲步 (liánbù)
  • 蓮池／莲池
  • 蓮社／莲社
  • 蓮臺／莲台
  • 蓮花／莲花 (liánhuā)
  • 蓮花樂／莲花乐
  • 蓮花漏／莲花漏
  • 蓮花落／莲花落 (liánhuālào)
  • 蓮華衣／莲华衣
  • 蓮葉／莲叶
  • 蓮蓬／莲蓬 (liánpeng)
  • 蓮蓬頭／莲蓬头
  • 蓮藕／莲藕 (lián'ǒu)
  • 蓮邦／莲邦
  • 蓮鉤／莲钩
  • 蓮開並蒂／莲开并蒂
  • 蓮霧／莲雾 (liánwù)
  • 蓮鬚／莲须 (liánxū)
  • 蓮龕／莲龛
  • 西番蓮／西番莲 (xīfānlián)
  • 觀音座蓮／观音座莲
  • 觀音蓮／观音莲
  • 金蓮／金莲
  • 金蓮步／金莲步
  • 金蓮花／金莲花
  • 雪蓮／雪莲 (xuělián)
  • 青蓮／青莲
  • 青蓮居士／青莲居士

Pronunciation 2

Rime
Character 蓮
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 力展切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /liᴇnX/
Pan
Wuyun		 /liɛnX/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ljænX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /lianX/
Li
Rong		 /liɛnX/
Wang
Li		 /lĭɛnX/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /li̯ɛnX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 liǎn
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蓮
Reading # 1/2
No. 8000
Phonetic
component		 連
Rime
group		 元
Rime
subdivision		 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 輦
Old
Chinese		 /*renʔ/

Definitions

蓮

  1. Only used in 蓮勺／莲勺.

Japanese

Kanji

蓮

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

  1. lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera

Readings

Etymology 1

蓮 (hachisu): Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod.
蓮 (hachisu, hasu, ren): Nelumbo nucifera: the lotus flower and plant.
Kanji in this term
蓮
はちす
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Originally a compound of 蜂 (hachi, “bee”) +‎ 巣 (su, “nest, hive”), literally “beehive, honeycomb”, from the way the lotus seed resembles a honeycomb.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

蓮 (hiragana はちす, rōmaji hachisu)

  1. older name for 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 木槿 (mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod

Proper noun

蓮 (hiragana はちす, rōmaji Hachisu)

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蓮
はす
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

/hat͡ɕisu/ → */hassu/ → /hasu/

Appears to be a contraction of hachisu above.

Pronunciation

Noun

蓮 (hiragana はす, rōmaji hasu)

  1. a lotus plant or flower
Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Proper noun

蓮 (hiragana はす, rōmaji Hasu)

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
蓮
れん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Noun

蓮 (hiragana れん, rōmaji ren)

  1. a lotus plant or flower
Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Proper noun

蓮 (hiragana れん, rōmaji Ren)

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

蓮 • (ryeon>yeon) (hangeul 련>연, revised ryeon>yeon, McCune–Reischauer ryŏn>yŏn, Yale lyen>yen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蓮 (liên)

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