连

lián

l+ián·2nd tone

to link · to join

Radical: 辶 Strokes: 7 HSK 3

Structure: Bottom-left surroundFrequency: Most common

Same radical

通道遗过进远运边达退逸选

Same radical

通道遗过进远运边达退逸选造还追

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Character Decomposition

连=辶+车

Etymology

A cart 车 moving 辶 goods between cities

Meanings

to link

to join

to connect

continuously

in succession

including

(used with 也 yě, 都 dōu etc) even

company (military)

lián

surname Lian

Lián

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Words with 连 839 total

illogical颠连diān lián to link; to join; to connect连接lián jiē (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink连结lián jié husbands of sisters · brothers-in-law · extremely close (of a relationship)连襟lián jīn to share nuptial cup · (fig.) to get married连卺lián jǐn two trees that grow together as one · fig. conjugal union连理lián lǐ repeatedly · again and again连连lián lián

Idioms with 连 147 total Chain

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others · inextricably tangled together · Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.拔茅连茹bá máo lián rú ravaged by successive wars · war-torn · war-ridden兵连祸结bīng lián huò jié

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