廉 (lián): incorruptible, honest, inexpensive
廉 (lián) is a Chinese character meaning “incorruptible.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (structural) and 兼 (structural). It ranks #1801 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- incorruptible
- honest
- inexpensive
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威廉 | wēi lián | William or Wilhelm (name) |
| 廉价 | lián jià | cheaply-priced |
| 廉耻 | lián chǐ | honor and shame |
| 低廉 | dī lián | cheap |
| 物美价廉 | wù měi jià lián | good quality and cheap |
| 威廉斯堡 | wēi lián sī bǎo | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 价廉物美 | jià lián wù měi | inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) |
| 廉洁 | lián jié | incorruptible |
| 威廉·莎士比亚 | wēi lián · shā shì bǐ yà | William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright |
| 清廉 | qīng lián | honest |
| 廉政 | lián zhèng | to govern with integrity |
| 清正廉明 | qīng zhèng lián míng | upright and honest |
| 廉政公署 | lián zhèng gōng shǔ | Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC) |
| 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest |
| 廉直 | lián zhí | upright and honest |
廉 appears in 30 compound words: 43 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 廉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to fight corruption and uphold integrity; to fight corruption and build a clean government
the Independent Commission Against Corruption; the Commission Against Corruption
to fight corruption and uphold integrity; to fight corruption and build a clean government
the Independent Commission Against Corruption; the Commission Against Corruption
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了廉字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le lián zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "廉" in the dictionary.
两代选秀状元对决! “胖虎”威廉森轰27分助鹈鹕近12战8胜
liǎng dài xuǎn xiù zhuàng yuán duì jué ! pàng hǔ wēi lián sēn hōng 2 7 fēn zhù 鹈 鹕 jìn 1 2 zhàn 8 shèng
A showdown between two No. 1 draft picks! "Big Tiger" Williamson scores 27 points to help the Pelicans win 8 of their last 12 games
空优尽失不投降! 廉价武器打不对称战 伊朗与美国“比气长”
kōng yōu jǐn shī bù tóu jiàng ! lián jià wǔ qì dǎ bù duì chèn zhàn yī lǎng yǔ měi guó bǐ qì cháng
Despite losing all air superiority, they refuse to surrender! Using low-cost weapons to wage asymmetric warfare, Iran and the U.S. are in a "standoff."
郑丽文:228彻底沦为政治斗争的廉价工具,是这代台湾人的耻辱
zhèng lí wén : 2 2 8 chè de 沦 wéi zhèng zhì dǒu zhēng de lián jià gōng jù , shì zhè dài tái wān rén de chǐ rǔ
Zheng Liwen: 228 has been completely reduced to a cheap tool for political struggle, which is a shame for this generation of Taiwanese
郑丽文:228沦政治斗争廉价工具
zhèng lí wén : 2 2 8 沦 zhèng zhì dǒu zhēng lián jià gōng jù
Zheng Liwen: 228 has become a cheap tool for political struggle
围标|廉署5年接73宗楼宇维修举报 共拘138人...
wéi biāo lián shǔ 5 nián jiē 7 3 zōng lóu yǔ wéi xiū jǔ bào gòng jū 1 3 8 rén . . .
Bid-rigging|ICAC received 73 building maintenance reports in 5 years and detained a total of 138 people...
真奇怪，他竟然被安排入住这种廉价酒店。
Zhēn qíguài, tā jìngrán bèi ānpái rùzhù zhèzhǒng liánjià jiǔdiàn.
It is strange that he should be put up at such a cheap hotel.
你无法用廉价的肉煮出美味的汤。
Nǐ wúfǎ yòng liánjià de ròu zhǔ chū měiwèi de tāng.
You can't make good soup with cheap meat.
威廉是从巴西来的。他是巴西人。
Wēilián shì cóng Bāxī lái de. tā shì Bāxī rén.
Guilherme is from Brazil. He is Brazilian.
威廉王子是英国王位第二顺位继承人
Wēilián wángzǐ shì Yīngguó wángwèi dì-èr shùnwèi jìchéngrén
Prince William is second in line to the English throne.
Character Family
广 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shelter radical
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