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漣: ripples; tearful

By August 13, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

漣 [涟] lián

adjective | conjunction | preposition | adverb
: ripples; flowing water
: tearful, weeping

Kun Reading

漣 | さざなみ sazanami

noun
: ripple (on water); wavelets

On Reading

レン ren
ラン ran

 Usage:

漣[涟]漪 lian2yi1: ripple
漣音 | れんおん renon
: mordent – musical term meaning a rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent).



Chinese expression | idiom
淚水漣漣 [泪水涟涟] lei4shui3 lian2lian2
: in floods of tears

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
(shui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
(lian2: to connect continuously) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary