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lián

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lián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lián | lian2
English translation
to join, to connect; continuous; even

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About lián

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

lián

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A cart  chē moving  chuò goods between cities

Etymology of lián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

辶車

Explanation

Simplified form of lián . Depicts a line of man-drawn ( chuò ) carriages ( chē ).

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Words with lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Lián to link lián
连续 liánxù continuous連續
连接 lián jiē to link連接
连环 lián huán chain連環
大连 Dà lián Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China大連
连锁 liánsuǒ to interlock連鎖
连连 lián lián repeatedly連連
相连 xiāng lián to link相連
牵连 qiān lián to implicate牽連
连忙 liánmáng promptly連忙
接连 jiēlián on end接連
一连串 yī lián chuàn a succession of一連串
连锁店 lián suǒ diàn chain store連鎖店
连同 liántóng together with連同
连带 lián dài to be related連帶
连夜 lián yè that very night連夜
连续剧 lián xù jù serialized drama連續劇
连队 lián duì company (of troops)連隊
一连 yī lián in a row一連
连任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office連任
连累 lián lěi to involve連累
连体 lián tǐ conjoined (twins)連體
粘连 nián lián adhesion粘連
连线 lián xiàn electrical lead連線
连续性 lián xù xìng continuity連續性

lián Decomposition & Compounds

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