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lián · upright, honorable, honest

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13Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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广Key radical

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Common words with 廉

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liánWords pronounced lián
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Example sentences

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Nà jiā guǎn zǐ wù měi jià lián, měi zhōng bù zú de shì tā men zāo gāo de wèi zhì.那家馆子物美价廉，美中不足的是他们糟糕的位置。

That place's food is delicious and their prices are low. However, their location isn't good.

Source: Tatoeba #1397375 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wūzi wù měi jià lián.屋子物美价廉。

The house looked good; moreover, the price was right.

Source: Tatoeba #10484113 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wēi lián shì cóng bā xī lái de. tā shì bā xī rén.威廉是从巴西来的。他是巴西人。

Guilherme is from Brazil. He is Brazilian.

Source: Tatoeba #4761401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wēi lián zuò shì hěn yǒu tiáo lǐ, tā zǒng shì néng bǎ yí qiè dōu dǎdiǎn hǎo.威廉做事很有条理，他总是能把一切都打点好。

William is so organized. He's always on top of things.

Source: Tatoeba #13914758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ wú fǎ yòng lián jià de ròu zhǔ chū měi wèi de tāng.你無法用廉價的肉煮出美味的湯。

You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

Source: Tatoeba #3701844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hé wēi lián yì qǐ hē kā fēi liáo tiān zǒng shì hěn yú kuài.和威廉一起喝咖啡聊天總是很愉快。

It's always fun to catch up with William over a cup of coffee.

Source: Tatoeba #13992590 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 廉 in context

  1. Say lián, then recall the core meaning: upright, honorable, honest.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 廉价 (lián jià), meaning “cheaply-priced”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 廉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.