Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Big (dà) Page 253, Entry 14 Pronounced lian (rising tone). A container for storing fragrant materials. Another definition is a mirror box. In the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Empress Records, it states the Emperor saw the items in the Empress Dowager's mirror box. Today, common people refer to the dowry items provided for a daughter as zhuanglian (makeup container). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written in the form lian. It is commonly written in the form lian. It is also written in the form lian.