U+83B2 "莲" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+83B2 "莲" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the lotus plant, specifically the lotus flower, and is commonly used in East Asian languages such as Chinese and Japanese. In Chinese, it is pronounced "lián" and conveys symbolism of purity, beauty, and spiritual awakening, as the lotus grows from muddy water to bloom cleanly, a frequent motif in Buddhist and Daoist traditions. The character is composed of the radical for grass (艹) on top, indicating its botanical nature, and the phonetic component 连, which contributes to its pronunciation. It appears in classical poetry, art, and names, and is distinct from similar characters like 荷, which more broadly refers to the lotus leaf or stem.