连(lián)

HSK 37 strokesTrad. 連

surname Lian

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Character information

Pinyin
lián
Meaning
surname Lian
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
連

Origin & structure

Where 连 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶车

A cart 车 moving 辶 goods between cities

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

辶chuò车chē

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

Traditional form 連: A cart 車 moving 辶 goods between cities

How to write 连 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 连

Common words using 连 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiē接lián连
HSK 5

on end

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yī一lián连
HSK 7-9

in a row; in succession; running

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yī一lián连chuàn串
HSK 7-9

a succession of

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jiē接èr二lián连sān三
HSK 7-9

(idiom) one after another; in quick succession

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èr二lián连

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

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hù互lián连

interconnection

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jiǔ九lián连huán环

Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handl…

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èr二lián连hào浩tè特

see 二连浩特市

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Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 连’s common words

接一串二三互九环

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