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链
鏈
liàn
1. chain
2. cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
3. chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
4. to chain
5. to enchain
Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

链
liàn
chain, wire; chains, shackles
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

链烃
liàntīng
chain hydrocarbon
拖链
tuōliàn
drag chain
链条
liàntiáo
chain
铰链
jiǎoliàn
hinge
锚链
máoliàn
anchor chain
侧链
cèliàn
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
锁链
suǒliàn
chains
链子
liànzi
chain
链接
liànjiē
link (on a website)
双链
shuāngliàn
double stranded
铁链
tiěliàn
iron chain
链锯
liànjù
chain saw
颈链
jǐngliàn
necklace
单链
dānliàn
single chain
项链
xiàngliàn
necklace
HSK 5
碳链
tànliàn
carbon chain
链路
liànlù
link
链表
liànbiǎo
linked list
手链
shǒuliàn
chain bracelet
肽链
tàiliàn
peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,098
Word Frequency Rank
5,004 of 84,292

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