Definition & Meaning

2.antithetical couplet (written on scrolls)

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with lian

lián

联

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Final(T3):iánVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

12

Traditional:

聯

Level:

HSK4 ZW9 Yu Wen 3 ESC5More

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1
v.unite; join
- guān lián
  关联
  be connected
- lián méng
  联盟
  union
- lián míng
  联名
  jointly signed
2
n.antithetical couplet (written on scrolls)
- duì lián
  对联
  couplet
- shàng lián
  上联
  first line of a couplet
- chūn lián
  春联
  Spring Festival couplets

Words and phrases with 联

联结
[word]connect
联合会
[word]federation
联合公报
[word]joint communique
联队
[word]wing; united team
联防
[word]joint defence; zone defence
联合企业
[word]integrated complex
联合国宪章
[word]Charter of the United Nations
联营
[word]operate/manage a business jointly
联合体
[word]joint organization
联翩而至
[idiom]arrive one after another

Word usage

Note
"联" is different from "连". "连" indicates connection; "联" indicates harmony.

Similar-form characters to 联

lián
联
qǔ
取
zhí
职
gěng
耿
zhèn
朕

Chinese Characters with pinyin lián

连
link; involve
廉
honest and clean; low-priced
莲
lotus; lotus seeds
怜
pity; love
帘
flag/banner as a sign of a store or shop; screen

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