lotus
蓮 centers on the lotus plant, a water flower known for its beauty and symbolic purity.
蓮 combines the grass radical 艹 with 連, which likely contributes the sound レン. The character specifically refers to the lotus plant.
The grass radical 艹 sits above 連, like lotus leaves floating on water connected by stems. Picture a chain of lotus plants linked together.
For レン, imagine a chain of lotus flowers linked together: the word 'chain' sounds like レン, and the linked lotus plants reinforce the reading.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
bright red
lotus pond
lotus flower
lotus root
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)
Nichiren school of Buddhism
white lotus
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia); savoyane
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
royal water lily; water platter
Lotus Sutra
Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)
ceramic spoon