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连
連
lián
1. to link
2. to join
3. to connect
4. continuously
5. in succession
6. including
7. (used with [[也]], [[都]] etc) even
8. company (military)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

连
lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

连歌
liángē
renga
连笔
liánbǐ
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
连接
liánjiē
to link
连横
LiánHéng
Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy [[縱橫家|纵横家<Zònghéngjiā>]] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
连珠
liánzhū
joined as a string of pearls
连番
liánfān
repeatedly
连年
liánnián
successive years
HSK 6
连手
liánshǒu
concerted action
连败
liánbài
consecutive defeats
连枷
liánjiā
flail
连山
Liánshān
Lianshan district of Huludao city [[葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市]], Liaoning
连片
liánpiàn
forming a continuous sheet
连璧
liánbì
to join jade annuli
连用
liányòng
to continue using
连写
liánxiě
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
贯连
guànlián
to link up
连战
LiánZhàn
Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang
连动
liándòng
to link
连宵
liánxiāo
the same night
连击
liánjī
to batter

Alternate Entries

连
Lián
surname Lian
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
398
Word Frequency Rank
766 of 84,292

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