懂中文 Dong Chinese

涟

lián

flowing water

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 连 represents the sound. Simplified form of 漣.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

连 sound component

连  Sound component

lián

  

connect, join, link

Evolution

涟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涟 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
涟 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
涟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

涟 (漣) 

lián

flowing water; ripples; weeping; ripple; tearful

Most common words with 涟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

涟漪

ripple

涟

ripple

涟源市

Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lóu​dǐ], Hunan

涟水

Lianshui county in Huai'an 淮安[Huái​'ān], Jiangsu

涟源

Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lóu​dǐ], Hunan