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The character '莲', meaning lotus, derives from its traditional form '蓮', a phono-semantic compound that combines the grass radical '艹' to indicate its botanical category with the phonetic component '連' providing the sound 'lián' and suggesting associative ideas of connection. Historically, this character was used in classical texts to refer specifically to the lotus plant, including its flower, seeds, and rhizomes, a referential scope that has been consistently applied over time. The graphical structure later changed through a simplification process that substituted the phonetic '連' with '连', resulting in the current form '莲' while retaining the original pronunciation and core meaning associated with the lotus.
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池塘里开着莲花。
我喜欢莲花的清香。
莲蓬里面有许多莲子。
夏天是欣赏莲花的好季节。
妈妈买了一些新鲜的莲藕。
这片湿地是莲花生长的理想环境。
莲的生长离不开淤泥的滋养。
他的画以莲为主题，象征高洁品格。