hàn
菡萏
lotus; lotus bud
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lotus; lotus bud
literaryAlmost exclusively used in the classical compound '菡萏' (hàndàn) to refer to the lotus flower. It is a poetic, literary term rarely used independently in modern Chinese.
Hàn菡
dàn萏
xiāng香
xiāo销
cuì翠
yè叶
cán残
。
The fragrance of the lotus fades, the jade-green leaves wither.
Shuǐ水
miàn面
qīng清
yuán圆
，
yī一
yī一
fēng风
hé荷
jǔ举
，
xià下
yǒu有
hàn菡
dàn萏
。
The water's surface is clear and round, each wind-blown lotus leaf rises high, beneath them are lotus buds.
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Tā她
míng名
zì字
lǐ里
de的
'
hàn菡
'
zì字
，
qǔ取
hé荷
huā花
gāo高
jié洁
zhī之
yì意
。
The character '菡' in her name carries the meaning of the lotus's purity and nobility.