联

Traditional (Taiwan): 聯

lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ

    • to ally oneself with to unite to combine to join

      bound form

    • (poetry) antithetical couplet

      bound form

Classifiers (measure words)

联 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read lián

In the same tone

  • 连 lián link
  • 莲 lián lotus
  • 濂 lián name of a river in Hunan
  • 鲢 lián Hypophthalmichthys moritrix
  • 帘 lián flag used as a shop sign

All 16 words read lián

lian with other tones

  • 脸 liǎn face
  • 练 liàn practice
  • 链 liàn chain
  • 炼 liàn refine
  • 湅 liàn boil raw silk

All 33 words read lian in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 联

    部首 radical
    耳
    笔画 strokes
    12, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    耳关
    形旁 meaning
    耳
    声旁 sound
    关
    Practise writing 联

    Trace 联, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 联: HSK 4 vocabulary, part 4: writing drill 6 of 9, HSK 5 vocabulary, part 4: writing drill 4 of 9, HSK 6 vocabulary, part 6: writing drill 2 of 10 and 11 more.

    Words with 联

    Starting with 联

    All 100 words starting with 联

    Ending with 联

    • 苏联 sūlián Soviet Union, 1922-1991
    • 关联 guānlián be related
    • 对联 duìlián rhyming couplet
    • 曼联 mànlián Manchester United Football Club
    • 妇联 fùlián women's league

    All 40 words ending with 联

    Containing 联

    • 互联网 hùliánwǎng Internet
    • 八国联军 bāguóliánjūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
    • 独联体 dúliántǐ Commonwealth of Independent States
    • 中国联通 zhōngguóliántōng China Unicom
    • 美联社 měiliánshè Associated Press

    All 91 words containing 联

    Sources