廉 lián upright
upright; honorable; honest
怎么记住“廉”: 广 broad + 兼 both = upright. The mayor lives in a simple house without broad halls, turns down both bribes, and the whole town calls him upright.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
廉 = 广 broad + 兼 both
- 广 broad meaning
- 兼 both sound
The mayor lives in a simple house without broad halls, turns down both bribes, and the whole town calls him upright.
How it came to be
The building gives the meaning and the part inside it gives the sound.
用法
- Two senses: cheap: 廉价 (liánjià) low-priced, 物美价廉 (wùměi-jiàlián) good and cheap; and honest: 廉洁 (liánjié) incorruptible, 清廉 (qīnglián) upright (of officials).
- 廉政 (liánzhèng) = clean government / anti-corruption: a key official term.