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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
連 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵 +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜十田十 (YJWJ ), four-corner 35300 , composition ⿺辶 車 )
Derived characters
僆 , 嗹 , 㜕 , 慩 , 摙 , 漣 , 槤 , 璉 , 𦟪 , 䃛 , 褳 , 縺 , 翴 , 𧐖 , 謰 , 蹥 , 轋 , 鏈 , 鰱 , 𠁎 , 㦁 , 蓮 , 𨕭 , 𨖲 , 㰈
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1259 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38902
Dae Jaweon: page 1747, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3836, character 1
Unihan data for U+9023
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
連
*ren
漣
*ren
鰱
*ren
翴
*ren
鏈
*ren, *rens, *r̥ʰen
璉
*renʔ
僆
*renʔ, *reːns
摙
*renʔ, *rens
蓮
*renʔ, *reːn
嗹
*reːn
縺
*reːn
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 辶 ( “ to walk ” ) + 車 ( “ chariot ” ) – man-drawn carriage.
According to Duan Yucai , 聯 / 联 ( lián ) and 連 are two characters for a same word, with the former used in the Zhou dynasty and the latter in the Han dynasty .
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-rjan ( “ equal; to place in a row; to align; row ” ) ; related to 聯 (OC *ɡ·ron ) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : lián (lian2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄌㄧㄢˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : nian2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : лян (li͡an, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : lin4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : len3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : lièn
(Hailu , HRS ) : lien
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : liên2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : lie1
Northern Min (KCR ) : lîng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : lièng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): leng2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : liân / lên / nî / liâm
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : liang5 / liêng5 / hian5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 li
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : lienn2
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Hui'an )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
Note :
liân/lên - literary (incl. surname);
nî (黃連 ), liâm (連鞭 ) - vernacular.
Note :
liang5 - Shantou;
liêng5 - Chaozhou;
hian5 - alternative pronunciation for surname sense.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
連
連
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
lián
lián
Middle Chinese
‹ ljen ›
‹ ljen ›
Old Chinese
/*C.ra/
/*a/
English
connect in a row
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
連
Reading #
1/1
No.
7992
Phonetic component
連
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
連
Old Chinese
/*ren/
Definitions
連
( historical ) man -drawn carriage
to link ; to join ; to connect
我們 忘 了 把 電腦 連 上 網線 了 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我们 忘 了 把 电脑 连 上 网线 了 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒmen wàng le bǎ diànnǎo lián shàng wǎngxiàn le. We forgot to connect the computer to the network cable.
新 運河 將 兩 條 河 連 在一起 。 [MSC , trad. ] 新 运河 将 两 条 河 连 在一起 。 [MSC , simp. ] Xīn yùnhé jiāng liǎng tiáo hé lián zàiyīqǐ. The new canal link s the two rivers.
to ally with; to unite
to involve ; to implicate
to simultaneously gain
to include ; including ; counting
連 我 在 內 共有 十 人 出席 。 [MSC , trad. ] 连 我 在 内 共有 十 人 出席 。 [MSC , simp. ] Lián wǒ zài nèi gòngyǒu shí rén chūxí. There were ten present including myself.
continuously ; successively ; one after one ; repeatedly
連 勝 三 局 / 连 胜 三 局 ― lián shèng sān jú ― to win three games in succession
這 種 新 鞭炮 叫 爆珠,可以 連 響 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这 种 新 鞭炮 叫 爆珠,可以 连 响 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhè zhǒng xīn biānpào jiào Bàozhū, kěyǐ lián xiǎng. This new firecracker called Bao Zhu could sound continuously.
from ; counting from
and ; with
together ; with each other
hard ; difficult ; tough
full ; entire ; whole
( used in the 連…都/也… structures for emphasis ) even ; paradoxically
他 連 畜生 都 不如 ,連 自己 的 父母 都 不 養活 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 连 畜生 都 不如 ,连 自己 的 父母 都 不 养活 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā lián xùshēng dōu bùrú, lián zìjǐ de fùmǔ dōu bù yǎnghuó. He is no better than an animal, because he doesn't even support his own parents.
甚至 連 孩子 都 看 得 懂 這 本 書 。 [MSC , trad. ] 甚至 连 孩子 都 看 得 懂 这 本 书 。 [MSC , simp. ] Shènzhì lián háizǐ dōu kàn dé dǒng zhè běn shū. Even a child can understand the book
affinity ; relationship by marriage
( military ) company ( consisting of platoons (排 ) and forming part of a battalion (營 ) )
他 以為 新兵 連 都 是 “刀 光 劍 影 ”“舞 槍 弄 棒 ”的 生活 ,沒 想到 卻 是 三點一線 的 固定 生活 模式 和 枯燥 乏味 的 訓練 內容 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 以为 新兵 连 都 是 “刀 光 剑 影 ”“舞 枪 弄 棒 ”的 生活 ,没 想到 却 是 三点一线 的 固定 生活 模式 和 枯燥 乏味 的 训练 内容 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā yǐwèi xīnbīng lián dōu shì “dāo guāng jiàn yǐng” “wǔ qiāng nòng bàng” de shēnghuó, méi xiǎngdào què shì sāndiǎnyīxiàn de gùdìng shēnghuó móshì hé kūzào fáwèi de xùnliàn nèiróng. He thought that life in a company made up of new recruits would be filled with exciting maneuvers, but he did not expect it to be a monotonous routine with boring training content.
( grammar ) Short for 連詞 / 连词 (liáncí , “conjunction ”).
a surname
連 戰 / 连 战 ― Lián Zhàn ― Lien Chan (chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005)
Synonyms
乃至 ( nǎizhì ) ( literary ) 乃至於 / 乃至于 ( nǎizhìyú ) ( literary ) 以至 ( yǐzhì ) 以至於 / 以至于 ( yǐzhìyú ) 甚且 ( shènqiě ) ( literary ) 甚而 ( shèn'ér ) ( literary ) 甚而至於 / 甚而至于 ( 6 zen-gher6 -tsy5 -yu6 ) ( Wu ) 甚至 ( shènzhì ) 甚至於 / 甚至于 ( shènzhìyú ) 連得 / 连得 ( 6 li-teq7 ) ( Wu )
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
連
† difficult
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
連
‡ to reach
† to remove
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
連
Only used in 連石 / 连石 .
Japanese
Shinjitai
連
Kyūjitai [ 1]
連 連
or連 +︀
?
連󠄀 連 +󠄀
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
連󠄃 連 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
連
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 連 )
take along; lead ; join ; connect
(used as a suffix) party ; company ; group ; set
Readings
Go-on : れん ( ren , Jōyō )
Kan-on : れん ( ren , Jōyō )
Kun : つらなる ( tsura naru , 連なる , Jōyō ) 、つらねる ( tsura neru , 連ねる , Jōyō ) 、つれる ( tsu reru , 連れる , Jōyō ) 、つがり ( tsugari , 連 ) 、つるみ ( tsuru mi , 連み ) 、つるむ ( tsuru mu , 連む ) 、つれ ( tsu re , 連れ ) 、づれ ( zu re , 連れ ) 、むらじ ( muraji , 連 )
Nanori : つぎ ( tsugi ) 、つら ( tsura ) 、まさ ( masa ) 、むらじ ( muraji ) 、やす ( yasu )
Compounds
Etymology 1
Middle Chinese 連 ( liᴇn )
Noun
連( れん ) • (ren )
( of paper ) a ream
( poetry ) a stanza ; a verse
Suffix
連( れん ) • (-ren )
a group of people
amount of times consecutively
Etymology 2
Old Japanese , from 村 ( mura , “ village ” ) + 主 ( nushi , “ chief ” )
Proper noun
連( むらじ ) • (Muraji )
( historical ) the second -lowest of the 八色の姓 ( Yakusa no Kabane , “ eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu ” )
See also
References
Korean
Hanja
連 (eumhun 잇닿을 련 ( itda'eul ryeon ) , word-initial (South Korea) 잇닿을 연 ( itda'eul yeon ) )
hanja form? of 련 /연 ( “ take along; lead ; join ; connect ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
連 : Hán Nôm readings: liên , liền
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