漣
lián

flowing water

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 連 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

連
連 Sound component
lián connect, join, link

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljen[r]a[n]ripple; drip
Zhengzhangren
Unicodeliɛn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

涟 lián, lán flowing water Simplified

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

连
连 Sound component
lián connect, join, link

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode