lián

connect, join, link

Depicts a carriage () being pulled by a person walking (). Simplified form of .

Components
车 meaning component

  Meaning component

chē

  

vehicle

辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

Evolution

连 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
连 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
连 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
连 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
连 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

lián

join, connect; continuous; even; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with [yě], [dōu] etc) even; company (military)

() 

Lián

surname Lian

Most common words with 连
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to link

连续

continuous

连接

to link

连环

chain

大连

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (0 verified)