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廉 - lián

upright, honorable, honest

upright, honorable, honest

How to read 廉

Click 廉 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlián
Englishupright, honorable, honest
Radical hint广

Short sentences you can say today

廉俸 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 廉价. Please read 廉耻 one more time.

Common words with this character

extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty
cheaply-priced; low-cost
honor and shame; sense of honor
to govern with integrity; clean and honest government

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 廉 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 廉俸 and 廉价 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 廉.