爱莲说 àiliánshuō On the Love of the Lotus Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 爱 愛 ài verb to love to love; to have deep affection for a person or thing莲 蓮 lián lotus lotus; water lily; it commonly refers to the plant 荷花 héhuā说 說 shuō theory (bound form) theory; doctrine; teachings; a particular system of thought