| 蓮 | 291B10 20A.83-1 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄌㄧㄢˊ [lian2] | ||
| N. | (1) Lotus, water lily＝蓮花 [lian2hua1]↓. (2) Buddha's seat and symbol of purity. (3) The bound feet: 三寸金蓮 three-inch bound feet. (4) 西番蓮 the passionflower, dahlia. | |||||
| Words | 1. 蓮步 [lian2bu4], n., mincing steps of bound feet, from 步步蓮花 allu. 5th cen. prince whose favorite dancing girl left prints of lotus flower from her soles. 2. 蓮房 [lian2fang2], n., see [lian2peng2]↓. 3. 蓮  [lian2gou1], n., small bound feet with shoes turning up like a crescent.4. 蓮花 [lian2hua1], n., lotus flower: 蓮花池 lotus pond; 蓮花（兒）燈 louts-shaped lantern; 蓮花白 a liqueur; 蓮花落 a popular song or melody. 5. 蓮炬 [lian2jU4], n., festive candles. 6. 蓮蓬 [lian2peng2], n., lotus seed-pod, (fig.) a big fat person; 蓮蓬子兒 see [lian2zi3]↓. 7. 蓮肉 [lian2rou4], n., edible lotus seed (its “meat”). 8. 蓮心 [lian2xin1], n., heart of lotus seed. 9. 蓮實 [lian2shi2], n., lotus seed (see [lian2rou4]↑). 10. 蓮臺 [lian2tai2], n., Buddha's seat in the form of lotus flower. 11. 蓮座 [lian2zuo4], n., see [lian2tai2]↑. 12. 蓮子 [lian2zi3], n., lotus seed, a delicacy. | |||||