Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 11
Number of Strokes 8
Mandarin Reading hàn
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions

(形声。从艸,函声。菡萏。本义:荷花) 同本义 [lotus boom]
迨至菡萏成花。――明·李渔《闲情偶寄·种植部》
菡萏
[lotus bloom (flower)] 古人称未开的荷花为菡萏,即花苞
菡hàn[菡萏]荷花的别名。
English Definitions
◎ buds, lotus buds
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