lián

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

連 sound component

  Sound component

lián

  

connect, join, link

Evolution

槤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
槤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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lián

a flail; see 槤枷|梿枷[lián​jiā], flail; to thresh (using a flail)