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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)
Compound Words (20)
侧链
cèliàn
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
单链
dānliàn
single chain
手链
shǒuliàn
chain bracelet
拉链
lāliàn
zipper
拖链
tuōliàn
drag chain
碳链
tànliàn
carbon chain
肽链
tàiliàn
peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)
铰链
jiǎoliàn
hinge
锚链
máoliàn
anchor chain
锁链
suǒliàn
chains
链子
liànzi
chain
链接
liànjiē
link (on a website)
链条
liàntiáo
chain
链烃
liàntīng
chain hydrocarbon
链球
liànqiú
throwing the hammer (athletics event)
链环
liànhuán
chain link
链结
liànjié
link
链表
liànbiǎo
linked list
链路
liànlù
link
链锯
liànjù
chain saw
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,098
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,004 of 84,292