# 蓮

| 蓮 | U+84EE, &#34030; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-84EE |
| ← 蓭 [U+84ED] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蓯 → [U+84EF] |
| 蓮 | U+F999, &#63897; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F999 |
| ← 輦 [U+F998] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 連 → [U+F99A] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 蓮 |
| Simplified | 莲 |
| Traditional | 蓮 |

### Han character

蓮 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11 in Chinese and Korean, 艸+10 in Japanese, 14 strokes in Chinese and Korean, 13 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 廿卜十十 (TYJJ), four-corner 4430$_4$, composition ⿱艹連)

#### Derived characters

* 𡂴, 𡣻, 𤂍, 櫣, 𤑞, 𤪼, 𨯌, 𬞮

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1052, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31722
* Dae Jaweon: page 1514, character 27
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3261, character 10
* Unihan data for U+84EE
* Unihan data for U+F999

## Chinese

* 蓮 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 蓮 (Classical)

### Glyph origin

| | 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 / 形声, OC *renʔ, *reːn): semantic 艹 + phonetic 連 (OC *ren).

### Etymology 1

Related to 蕑 (OC *kreːn, “lotus seed”) (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lián (lian$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lin$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): len$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lien$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lièn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): liên$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): lâing
* Eastern Min (BUC): lièng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): liân / nâi / nûi / lân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): noin$^5$ / nain$^5$ / liang$^5$ / liêng$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$li
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lián
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lián
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^2$
*** Yale: lyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lian
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lin$^4$
*** Yale: lìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lin$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /liːn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: len$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /len²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: lien$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /liɛn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯en¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: liên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /liɛn¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lâing
*** Sinological IPA : /laiŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lièng
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃ieŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân
*** Tâi-lô: liân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lieen
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan): /liɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nâi
*** Tâi-lô: nâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: naai
*** IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /nãi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nûi
*** Tâi-lô: nuî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nuii
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nuĩ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân
*** Tâi-lô: lân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: laan
*** IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴/
* Xiamen, Quanzhou:
** liân - literary;
** nâi/nûi - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: len
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 |
| Baxter | len |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /len/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /len/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɛn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lɛn/ |
| Li Rong | /len/ |
| Wang Li | /lien/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lien/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lin$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*k.[r]ˤe[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*reːn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蓮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | lián |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ len › |
| Old Chinese | /*k.[r]ˁe[n]/ (cf. 蕑 jiān < kean < *kˁre[n] (dial. *k.rˁ- > kˁr-) ‘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
* lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
* (in compounds or archaic) A plant with lotus-like flowers or leaves, or another plant similar to such a plant
    睡蓮／睡莲 ― shuìlián ― water lily
    金蓮花／金莲花 ― jīnliánhuā ― globeflower
    銀蓮花／银莲花 ― yínliánhuā ― windflower
    半邊蓮／半边莲 ― bànbiānlián ― Lobelia chinensis
    穿心蓮／穿心莲 ― chuānxīnlián ― Andrographis paniculata (with flowers similar to Lobelia chinensis)
    From: 1063, Zhou Dunyi, Ode to Lotus Lovers
    Lián, huā zhī jūnzǐ zhě yě. [Pinyin]
    Lotus is the gentleman among flowers.
* (Buddhism) Buddha's world; paradise

#### Synonyms

* (lotus):
* 水芝 (shuǐzhī) (literary)
* 水芙蓉 (shuǐfúróng)
* 芙蓉 (fúróng)
* 芙蕖 (fúqú) (literary)
* 荷花 (héhuā)
* 菡萏 (hàndàn) (literary)
* 蓮花 / 莲花 (liánhuā)
* 藕花 (ǒuhuā)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 荷, 蓮, 芙蕖, 芙蓉, 菡萏 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 荷花兒, 蓮花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 荷花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 荷花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 荷花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 荷花兒, 荷花, 蓮花兒, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 荷花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 荷花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 荷花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 荷花 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 荷花 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 荷花兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 荷花, 蓮花兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 荷花 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 荷花 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 荷花兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 荷花兒, 蓮花兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 荷花 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 荷花 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 荷花 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 荷花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 荷花兒, 蓮花兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 荷花兒, 蓮花兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蓮花兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 荷花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 荷花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 荷花, 蓮花, 水芙蓉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蓮米花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 荷花, 蓮花, 藕花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 荷花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 荷花, 蓮花, 藕蓮花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 藕花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 荷花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蓮花 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 荷花 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 荷花 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 荷花 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 荷花 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蓮花 |
| Jin | Datong | 蓮花兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蓮花兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 荷花 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 荷花 |
| Jin | Linhe | 荷花 |
| Jin | Jining | 蓮花兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 荷花兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蓮花兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Jin | Handan | 荷花, 蓮花, 藕花 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蓮花兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 荷花兒, 荷花 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蓮花, 荷花 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蓮花 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蓮花 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 荷花 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 荷花 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 荷花 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Wu | Danyang | 荷花 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 荷花 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 荷花 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蓮花, 荷花, 蓮子荷花 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 荷花 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 荷花, 蓮花 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蓮花, 荷花 |

#### Descendants

* →⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐾁𐽶𐽺𐽲𐽳𐽰 (lénhua)
* → Vietnamese: sen

#### Compounds

* 三寸金蓮 / 三寸金莲
* 並蒂蓮 / 并蒂莲 (bìngdìlián)
* 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 (cǎiliánchuán)
* 日蓮宗 / 日莲宗
* 木蓮 / 木莲 (mùlián)
* 朵朵蓮花 / 朵朵莲花
* 榴蓮 / 榴莲 (liúlián)
* 步步蓮花 / 步步莲花 (bùbùliánhuā)
* 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
* 瓜蓮 / 瓜莲 (guālián)
* 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
* 花蓮 / 花莲 (Huālián, “Hualien”)
* 菖蒲蓮 / 菖蒲莲
* 蒲蓮 / 蒲莲 (Púlián)
* 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 (Liánchí)
* 蓮湖 / 莲湖 (Liánhú, “Lianhu”)
* 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 (liányè)
* 蓮蓬 / 莲蓬
* 蓮蓬頭 / 莲蓬头
* 蓮藕 / 莲藕 (lián'ǒu)
* 蓮邦 / 莲邦 (Liánbāng)
* 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 (jīnlián)
* 金蓮步 / 金莲步
* 金蓮花 / 金莲花 (jīnliánhuā)
* 阿蓮 / 阿莲 (Ālián)
* 雪蓮 / 雪莲 (xuělián)
* 青蓮 / 青莲 (qīnglián)
* 青蓮居士 / 青莲居士

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎn (lian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liǎn
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^3$
*** Yale: lyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: ljenX
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 |
| Baxter | ljenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liᴇn$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /liɛn$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ljæn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lian$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /liɛn$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭɛn$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯ɛn$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | liǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lin$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*renʔ/
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
* Only used in 蓮勺／莲勺 (Liǎnzhuó).

### References

* “蓮”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 蓮 |
| Kyūjitai | 蓮 &#xF999; or 蓮+&#xFE00; |
| Kyūjitai | 蓮󠄀 蓮+&#xE0100; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 蓮󠄄 蓮+&#xE0104; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
| Kyūjitai | 蓮󠄃 蓮+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蓮)
* lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera

#### Readings

* Go-on: れん (ren)
* Kan-on: れん (ren)
* Kun: はす (hasu, 蓮)、はちす (hachisu, 蓮)

### Etymology 1

* 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.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はちす [hàchísú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ha̠t͡ɕisɨ]

#### Noun

蓮(はちす) • (hachisu)
* older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
* (Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation
* alternate name for 木槿 (mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod

##### Related terms

* 蜂巣(はちす) (hachisu): a beehive; a honeycomb

#### Proper noun

蓮(はちす) • (Hachisu)
* the name of various places in Japan
* 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

* (Tokyo) はす [hàsú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ha̠sɨ]

#### Noun

蓮(はす) • (hasu)
* a lotus plant or flower

##### Usage notes

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

##### Derived terms

* 蓮根(はすね) (hasune): a lotus root

#### Proper noun

蓮(はす) • (Hasu)
* a female given name
* a surname

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 蓮
* れん Jinmeiyō
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 蓮 / 莲 (len, “lotus fruit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading lián.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾẽ̞ɴ]

#### Noun

蓮(れん) • (ren)
* 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

* 蓮華(れんげ) (renge): a lotus bloom, a lotus flower
* 蓮根(れんこん) (renkon): a lotus root
* 蓮台(れんだい) (rendai): a lotus blossom used as a seat or dais for a buddha or bodhisattva
* 睡蓮(すいれん) (suiren): a water lily
* 日蓮(にちれん) (nichiren): Nichiren Japanese Buddhist priest

#### Proper noun

蓮(れん) • (Ren)
* a female given name
* a surname

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1848 (paper), page 976 (digital)
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蓮 (MC len). Recorded as Middle Korean 련 (lyen) (Yale: lyen) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Hanja

Wikisource 蓮 (eumhun 연꽃 련 (yeonkkot ryeon), word-initial (South Korea) 연꽃 연 (yeonkkot yeon))
* hanja form of 련/연 (“lotus”)

#### Compounds

* 목련 (木蓮, mongnyeon)
* 연근 (蓮根, yeon'geun)
* 연지 (蓮池, yeonji)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蓮: Hán Nôm readings: liên
* (only in compounds) lotus