涟 (lián) means "ripples on water" in Chinese. It has 10 strokes with the radical 氵. Difficulty: 4.2/5.
ripples on water
The character 涟 (lián) is written with 10 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 氵 is one of its key components.
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涟 is pronounced lián in Mandarin Chinese. It means ripples on water.
水面上起了一层涟漪。
shuǐ miàn shàng qǐ le yī céng lián yī
Ripples appeared on the water surface.
她哭得泪涟涟的。
tā kū dé lèi lián lián de
She was weeping bitterly.
微风吹过,水波涟涟。
wēi fēng chuī guò shuǐ bō lián lián
The breeze blew, and the water rippled.
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