Those which have blossomed are called furong. "Later, describing the various parts of the plant, it adds:" The seed is called lian .... "The word he, which is today the most common way to say lotus in Chinese, was originally the name used for the leaves.
至於莖，叫茄；實叫蓮；根是藕；蓮剝去殼，就是蓮子，叫『的』，蓮子中心苦澀不堪的胚芽，叫薏……」千百年前，《詩經》《爾雅》早已辨析的剔透。