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one after another

HSK 10 N2
lián
レン
つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
Depicts a carriage (車) being pulled by a person walking (辶).
Components
Traditional (連)
car+ walk =
one after another
Meaning component
car
Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Simplified (连)
cart+ walk =
connect, join, link
Meaning component
chē cart
cart, vehicle
Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Lián]
surname Lian
/ [lián]
to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even; company (military)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
つぎ
Tsugi unclassified name
つら
Tsura surnamegiven name
つらぬ
Tsuranu given name
むらじ
Muraji female given namesurname
やす
Yasu unclassified name
れん
Ren surnamegiven name