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lián

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lián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lián | lian2
English translation
the flag-sign of a tavern

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About lián

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Number of strokes

19

Traditional form

lián

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

An upright lián bamboo zhú sign

Etymology of lián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⺮廉

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Words with lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
窗帘 chuānglián window curtains窗簾
lián hanging screen or curtain lián
眼帘 yǎn lián eyesight眼簾
帘子 lián zi curtain簾子
卷帘门 juǎn lián mén roll-up door卷簾門
帘布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires簾布
卷帘 juǎn lián a blind捲簾
垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain垂簾聽政
映入眼帘 yìng rù yǎn lián (idiom) to greet the eye映入眼簾
帘幕 lián mù hanging screen簾幕

lián Decomposition & Compounds

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