How to pronounce Lian and what it means

Lian, pronounced "lián", has many different meanings.

1. Clean and upright

In Chinese, the most common meaning of "lian" is "clean and upright, free from corruption and the temptation of profit". It is a noble virtue that refers to a person's innocence and freedom from corruption. This quality is very important in traditional Chinese culture.

2. Place name

"Lian" can also be the name of a place. For example, in Jiangxi Province, there is a county-level city called Lianjiang, which is located in the southeast of Xinfeng County, known as the "township of China's yellow peaches".

3. Quantity unit of measure

In the field of machining, computer programming, etc., "Lian" is a quantity unit of measure, which means 0.001 inches or 0.0254 millimeters. For example, "Lian" is commonly used as a unit of accuracy when machining parts.

4. Internet language

On the Internet, there are some special uses of "cheap". For example, "cheap" is often abbreviated to "cheap" to indicate that something is inexpensive; "cheap labor" can refer to laborers from certain countries who are employed by foreign companies because of their low wages.

5. Surname

"Lian" is also a surname, which is mainly found in southern China. According to historical records, there were characters with the surname Lian as early as the Tang Dynasty.

6. Botanical names

In botany, "Lian" also has its special meaning. Commonly, there are cheap grass, common Lian (a wild plant) and so on.

In addition to the above seven points, "廉" also has other uses, such as: as part of the name of certain trademarks, organizations; in the field of music to indicate the pitch. To sum up, the character "廉" not only has deep cultural connotations, but is also widely used in various fields because of its simple and clear shape and pronunciation.

In modern times, the society emphasizes more on honesty, trustworthiness and refusal of corruption in the meaning of "Lian". Especially in politics, "integrity" is regarded as one of the codes of conduct that public officials should follow. In addition, the other uses of "integrity" are also constantly expanding and application, such as in the development of network technology also involves the use of "integrity" unit of measurement to describe the size of hardware equipment, size and so on.