蓮 = 艹 + 連

蓮 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lotus”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 連 (join).

Keyword: lotus
Pinyin (Mandarin): lián
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: lotus, water lily, водяная лилия, лотос, water lily
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蓮 lotus

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
連 join

How to find 蓮 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蓮 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.