莲 = 艹 + 连

莲 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lotus”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 连 (join).

Keyword: lotus
Pinyin (Mandarin): lián
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: lotus, water lily, водяная лилия, лотос, water lily

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
连 join

How to find 莲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “join”. 莲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 莲 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.