Metal 釒 that joins 連; 連 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (鏈)
Simplified (链)
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欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
鏈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鏈
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鏈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
链 / 鏈 [liàn]
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
Japanese
chain; chains
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (59)
项链 [xiàngliàn] #3,239
necklace
链接 [liànjiē] #2,773
link (on a website)
拉链 [lāliàn] #7,479
zipper
链条 [liàntiáo] #19,078
chain
链子 [liànzi] #11,834
chain
铁链 [tiěliàn] #12,656
iron chain
锁链 [suǒliàn] #14,434
chains
食物链 [shíwùliàn] #17,818
food chain
链球菌 [liànqiújūn] #28,054
streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
手链 [shǒuliàn] #16,951
chain bracelet
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)