(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
trad. 三寸金蓮
Also written 三寸金蓮【sān cùn jīn lián】
Characters in this word
4三
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surname San
- Pinyin
- Sān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 849 of 2500
寸
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a unit of length, inch, thumb
- Pinyin
- cùn
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 15323 of 2500
金
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surname Jin, surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Pinyin
- Jīn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1377 of 2500
莲
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lotus
- Pinyin
- lián
- Traditional
- 蓮
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 32932 of 2500