连 lián to link; to join; to connect
Made up of [辶 chuò walking radical 162, 车 chē vehicle radical 159]Alternative traditional form of character: 連
Made with 7 strokes.
Comprises 'walking' and 'vehicle' so gives the idea of journey that links places
Related characters
Also uses 辶 chuò component: 边 biān (side) 道 dào (road) ; 逢 féng (to meet by chance) ; 过 guò (past) ; 还 hái (still) ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 近 jìn (near) ; 辽 liáo (distant) ; 迷 mí (to bewilder) ; 谜 mí (riddle) ; 通 tōng (open) ; 迎 yíng (welcome) ; 遇 yù (to meet) ; 远 yuǎn (far) ; 运 yùn (to move) ; 这 zhè (this)
Also uses 车 chē component: 较 jiào (comparatively) 辆 liàng (collective word for vehicles) ; 软 ruǎn (soft) ; 载 zài (to carry)
Sounds same
怜 lián (to pity)Pronunciation
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Cities
连云港 Lianyungang, Jiangsu大连 Dalian, Liaoning
Proverbs
藕断丝连 oǔ duàn sī lián Friendship survives adversity屋漏偏逢连夜雨 wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ Misfortunes tend to come all at once