# 連

| 連 | U+9023, &#36899; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9023 |
| ← 逢 [U+9022] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 逤 → [U+9024] |
| 連 | U+F99A, &#63898; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F99A |
| ← 蓮 [U+F999] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 鍊 → [U+F99B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

連 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜十田十 (YJWJ), four-corner 3530$_0$, composition ⿺辶車)

#### Derived characters

* 僆, 嗹, 𪤎, 㜕, 𢄱, 慩, 摙, 漣, 𬍁, 𭧒, 槤, 𬊿, 璉, 𦟪, 𥊩, 䃛, 褳, 縺, 翴, 𦔖, 𧐖, 謰, 蹥, 轋, 𨘑, 鏈, 𲆅, 𩞙, 鰱, 𪍦, 𪐍
* 𰄻, 𫧧, 𬨺, 𮟝, 𬩰, 𠁎, 㦁, 𨕭, 蓮, 𨖲, 㰈, 𰏿, 𤹨, 𨏩

#### 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
* Unihan data for U+F99A

## 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 (lian$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nian$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лян (li͡an, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lin$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): len$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lièn
    (Hailu, HRS): lien
    (Meixian, Guangdong): liên$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): lîng
* Eastern Min (BUC): lièng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): leng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): liân / lên / nî / liâm
    (Teochew, Peng'im): liang$^5$ / liêng$^5$ / hian$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$li
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lienn$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lián
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lián
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^2$
*** Yale: lyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lian
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nian$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lian
*** Sinological IPA : /niɛn²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лян (li͡an, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /liæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lin$^4$
*** Yale: lìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lin$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /liːn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: len$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /len²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯en¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien
*** Sinological IPA: /lien⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: liên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /liɛn¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lîng
*** Sinological IPA : /liŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lièng
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃ieŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: leng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɛŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân
*** Tâi-lô: liân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lieen
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /liɛn²¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /liɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³/
** (Hokkien: Hui'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lên
*** Tâi-lô: lên
*** Phofsit Daibuun: leen
*** IPA (Hui'an): /len²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî
*** Tâi-lô: nî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Taipei): /nĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /nĩ²¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâm
*** Tâi-lô: liâm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liaam
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /liam²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²³/
* liân/lên - literary (incl. surname);
* nî (黃連), liâm (連鞭) - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: ljen
Rime :
| Character | 連 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 力延切 |
| Baxter | ljen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /liɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ljæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lian/ |
| Li Rong | /liɛn/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭɛn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯ɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lin$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ra[n]/, /*[r]a[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ren/
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[n]/ | /*[r]a[n]/ |
| English | [surname] | 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. *[t] 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
       Wǒmen wàng le bǎ diànnǎo lián shàng wǎngxiàn le. [Pinyin]
       We forgot to connect the computer to the network cable.
       Xīn yùnhé jiāng liǎng tiáo hé lián zàiyīqǐ. [Pinyin]
       The new canal links the two rivers.
* to ally with; to unite
* to involve; to implicate
* to simultaneously gain
* to include; including; counting
       Lián wǒ zài nèi gòngyǒu shí rén chūxí. [Pinyin]
       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
       Zhè zhǒng xīn biānpào jiào Bàozhū, kěyǐ lián xiǎng. [Pinyin]
       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
       Tā lián xùshēng dōu bùrú, lián zìjǐ de fùmǔ dōu bù yǎnghuó. [Pinyin]
       He is no better than an animal, because he doesn't even support his own parents.
       Shènzhì lián háizǐ dōu kàn dé dǒng zhè běn shū. [Pinyin]
       Even a child can understand the book
* affinity; relationship by marriage
* (military) company (consisting of platoons (排) and forming part of a battalion (營))
       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. [Pinyin]
       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

* (to link):
* 交合 (jiāohé)
* 交接 (jiāojiē)
* 嬋媛 / 婵媛 (chányuán) (literary)
* 拼 (pīn)
* 接 (jiē)
* 接連 / 接连 (jiēlián)
* 相接 (xiāngjiē)
* 相連 / 相连 (xiānglián)
* 續 / 续 (xù)
* 連接 / 连接 (liánjiē)
* 銜 / 衔 (xián)
* 銜接 / 衔接 (xiánjiē)
* (to include):
* 儲藏 / 储藏 (chǔcáng)
* 包 (literary, or in compounds)
* 包含 (bāohán)
* 包孕 (bāoyùn)
* 包容 (bāoróng)
* 包括 (bāokuò)
* 包羅 / 包罗 (bāoluó)
* 包舉 / 包举 (bāojǔ) (literary)
* 包蘊 / 包蕴 (bāoyùn)
* 含
* 含有 (hányǒu)
* 含蓄 (hánxù)
* 囊括 (nángkuò)
* 容納 / 容纳 (róngnà)
* 涵括 (hánkuò)
* 涵蓋 / 涵盖 (hángài)
* 蘊含 / 蕴含 (yùnhán)
* 蘊涵 / 蕴涵 (yùnhán)
* 蘊藏 / 蕴藏 (yùncáng)
* 貯藏 / 贮藏 (zhùcáng)
* (continuously):
* 一連 / 一连 (yīlián)
* 不斷 / 不断 (bùduàn)
* 先後 / 先后 (xiānhòu)
* 前後 / 前后 (qiánhòu)
* 勿斷 / 勿断 ($^8$veq-doe) (Wu)
* 接連 / 接连 (jiēlián)
* 接連不斷 / 接连不断 (jiēliánbùduàn)
* 沓沓 (Hokkien)
* 直透 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 相繼 / 相继 (xiāngjì)
* 紛紛 / 纷纷 (fēnfēn)
* 絡繹 / 络绎 (luòyì) (literary)
* 連紲 / 连绁 (Hokkien)
* 連續 / 连续 (liánxù)
* 連連 / 连连 (liánlián)
* 陸續 / 陆续 (lùxù)
* 陸陸續續 / 陆陆续续 (lùlùxùxù)
* (even):
* 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-gher$_6$-tsy$_5$-yu$_6$) (Wu)
* 甚至 (shènzhì)
* 甚至於 / 甚至于 (shènzhìyú)
* 連得 / 连得 ($^6$li-teq$_7$) (Wu)

#### Compounds

* 一脈相連 / 一脉相连
* 一迭連聲 / 一迭连声
* 一連 / 一连 (yīlián)
* 一連串 / 一连串 (yīliánchuàn)
* 一連氣 / 一连气
* 丟連扯 / 丢连扯
* 九連環 / 九连环 (jiǔliánhuán)
* 五星連珠 / 五星连珠
* 仿連史紙 / 仿连史纸
* 價值連城 / 价值连城 (jiàzhíliánchéng)
* 六月連陰 / 六月连阴
* 兵連禍結 / 兵连祸结
* 劉連 / 刘连 (Liúlián)
* 勾連 / 勾连 (gōulián)
* 包工連鎖 / 包工连锁
* 十指連心 / 十指连心
* 叫苦連天 / 叫苦连天 (jiàokǔliántiān)
* 同氣連枝 / 同气连枝
* 合璧連珠 / 合璧连珠
* 呵欠連天 / 呵欠连天
* 喊殺連天 / 喊杀连天
* 大連 / 大连 (Dàlián)
* 大連灣 / 大连湾 (Dàliánwān)
* 妙語連珠 / 妙语连珠 (miàoyǔliánzhū)
* 嬋連 / 婵连
* 孤貧顛連 / 孤贫颠连
* 岡連嶺屬 / 冈连岭属
* 川連 / 川连
* 工業連鎖 / 工业连锁
* 帶草連真 / 带草连真
* 干連
* 惠連 / 惠连
* 意連 / 意连
* 成連 / 成连
* 戰禍連年 / 战祸连年
* 打連廂 / 打连厢
* 扯扯連連 / 扯扯连连
* 拔茅連茹 / 拔茅连茹
* 接二連三 / 接二连三 (jiē'èrliánsān)
* 掎裳連襼 / 掎裳连𰳵
* 掛連 / 挂连
* 接連 / 接连 (jiēlián)
* 接連不斷 / 接连不断 (jiēliánbùduàn)
* 搭連 / 搭连
* 方連 / 方连
* 服務連鎖 / 服务连锁
* 株連 / 株连 (zhūlián)
* 構怨連兵 / 构怨连兵
* 榴連 / 榴连 (liúlián)
* 比物連類 / 比物连类
* 比目連枝 / 比目连枝
* 比翼連枝 / 比翼连枝
* 毗連 / 毗连 (pílián)
* 流連 / 流连 (liúlián)
* 流連忘返 / 流连忘返 (liúliánwàngfǎn)
* 流連荒亡 / 流连荒亡
* 炮火連天 / 炮火连天
* 烽火相連 / 烽火相连
* 烽火連天 / 烽火连天
* 牽連 / 牵连 (qiānlián)
* 牽連犯 / 牵连犯 (qiānliánfàn)
* 璧合珠連 / 璧合珠连
* 甲第連雲 / 甲第连云
* 田連仟佰 / 田连仟佰
* 田連阡陌 / 田连阡陌
* 留連 / 留连 (liúlián)
* 留連不捨 / 留连不舍
* 留連忘返 / 留连忘返
* 發喊連天 / 发喊连天
* 目犍連 / 目犍连
* 目連 / 目连
* 相連 / 相连 (xiānglián)
* 砲火連天 / 炮火连天
* 祁連 / 祁连 (Qílián)
* 祁連山 / 祁连山 (Qílián Shān)
* 禍結兵連 / 祸结兵连
* 禍絕福連 / 祸绝福连
* 筆斷意連 / 笔断意连
* 粘連 / 粘连
* 累牘連篇 / 累牍连篇
* 結連 / 结连 (jiélián)
* 結連理 / 结连理
* 結駟連騎 / 结驷连骑
* 結黨連群 / 结党连群
* 綸連 / 纶连
* 縫縫連連 / 缝缝连连
* 胞間連絲 / 胞间连丝 (bāojiānliánsī)
* 腸粘連 / 肠粘连
* 莒光連隊 / 莒光连队
* 葛根芩連片 / 葛根芩连片
* 藕斷絲連 / 藕断丝连 (ǒuduànsīlián)
* 蠶連 / 蚕连
* 血肉相連 / 血肉相连 (xuèròuxiānglián)
* 裡勾外連 / 里勾外连
* 褡連 / 褡连
* 謝惠連 / 谢惠连
* 謊話連篇 / 谎话连篇
* 蹇連 / 蹇连
* 蹣連 / 蹒连
* 連一連二 / 连一连二
* 連三併四 / 连三并四
* 連三接二 / 连三接二
* 連三接四 / 连三接四
* 連三跨五 / 连三跨五
* 連不連 / 连不连
* 連中三元 / 连中三元
* 連串 / 连串 (liánchuàn)
* 連二趕三 / 连二赶三
* 連亙 / 连亘 (liángèn)
* 連任 / 连任 (liánrèn)
* 連作 / 连作
* 連冠 / 连冠
* 連勸帶訓 / 连劝带训
* 連卷 / 连卷
* 連句 / 连句
* 連史紙 / 连史纸
* 連名 / 连名 (liánmíng)
* 連合 / 连合 (liánhé)
* 連同 / 连同 (liántóng)
* 連和 / 连和
* 連四紙 / 连四纸
* 連坐 / 连坐 (liánzuò)
* 連城 / 连城 (liánchéng)
* 連城之價 / 连城之价
* 連城之珍 / 连城之珍
* 連城璧 / 连城璧
* 連城縣 / 连城县
* 連外道路 / 连外道路
* 連夜 / 连夜 (liányè)
* 連天 / 连天 (liántiān)
* 連姻 / 连姻
* 連娟 / 连娟
* 連寫 / 连写 (liánxiě)
* 連射 / 连射
* 連屬 / 连属
* 連帶 / 连带 (liándài)
* 連帶保證 / 连带保证
* 連帶負擔 / 连带负担
* 連帶責任 / 连带责任
* 連帶關係 / 连带关系
* 連年 / 连年 (liánnián)
* 連廂 / 连厢
* 連廂棒 / 连厢棒
* 連廂舞 / 连厢舞
* 連廂詞 / 连厢词
* 連延 / 连延
* 連心 / 连心
* 連心線 / 连心线
* 連忙 / 连忙 (liánmáng)
* 連成一氣 / 连成一气
* 連戰皆捷 / 连战皆捷 (liánzhànjiējié)
* 連手 / 连手
* 連扯跟頭 / 连扯跟头
* 連拖帶拉 / 连拖带拉
* 連拖帶拽 / 连拖带拽
* 連拱壩 / 连拱坝
* 連捷 / 连捷
* 連接 / 连接 (liánjiē)
* 連接器 / 连接器 (liánjiēqì)
* 連接線 / 连接线
* 連接號 / 连接号 (liánjiēhào)
* 連接詞 / 连接词 (liánjiēcí)
* 連擊 / 连击
* 連日 / 连日 (liánrì)
* 連暮夜 / 连暮夜
* 連更徹夜 / 连更彻夜
* 連書 / 连书
* 連朝接夕 / 连朝接夕
* 連朦帶忽 / 连朦带忽
* 連本帶利 / 连本带利 (liánběndàilì)
* 連枝 / 连枝
* 連枝分葉 / 连枝分叶
* 連枝帶葉 / 连枝带叶
* 連枝樹 / 连枝树
* 連枝比翼 / 连枝比翼
* 連枷 / 连枷 (liánjiā)
* 連根拔掉 / 连根拔掉
* 連根拔起 / 连根拔起 (liángēnbáqǐ)
* 連橫 / 连横 (liánhéng)
* 連檣 / 连樯
* 連歲 / 连岁
* 連比 / 连比
* 連氣兒 / 连气儿
* 連江 / 连江 (Liánjiāng)
* 連江縣 / 连江县
* 連滾帶爬 / 连滚带爬 (liángǔndàipá)
* 連營畫角 / 连营画角
* 連爬帶滾 / 连爬带滚
* 連珠 / 连珠 (liánzhū)
* 連珠合璧 / 连珠合璧
* 連珠對 / 连珠对
* 連珠帳 / 连珠帐
* 連珠快書 / 连珠快书
* 連珠炮 / 连珠炮
* 連珠砲 / 连珠炮
* 連珠箭 / 连珠箭
* 連珠體 / 连珠体
* 連理 / 连理 (liánlǐ)
* 連理枝 / 连理枝
* 連理枝分 / 连理枝分
* 連璧 / 连璧
* 連環 / 连环 (liánhuán)
* 連環圖畫 / 连环图画
* 連環套 / 连环套
* 連環扣 / 连环扣
* 連環畫 / 连环画 (liánhuánhuà)
* 連環計 / 连环计 (liánhuánjì)
* 連環車禍 / 连环车祸 (liánhuán chēhuò)
* 連用 / 连用 (liányòng)
* 連番 / 连番
* 連登雲路 / 连登云路
* 連皮帶骨 / 连皮带骨
* 連真 / 连真
* 連篇 / 连篇 (liánpiān)
* 連篇累幅 / 连篇累幅
* 連篇累牘 / 连篇累牍 (liánpiānlěidú)
* 連索 / 连索
* 連累 / 连累
* 連結 / 连结 (liánjié)
* 連絡 / 连络 (liánluò)
* 連絡線 / 连络线
* 連結線 / 连结线
* 連綴 / 连缀 (liánzhuì)
* 連綿 / 连绵 (liánmián)
* 連綿不斷 / 连绵不断 (liánmiánbùduàn)
* 連綿不絕 / 连绵不绝 (liánmiánbùjué)
* 連綿字 / 连绵字 (liánmiánzì)
* 連綿起伏 / 连绵起伏
* 連線 / 连线 (liánxiàn)
* 連線作業 / 连线作业
* 連繫 / 连系 (liánxì)
* 連續 / 连续 (liánxù)
* 連續不斷 / 连续不断 (liánxùbùduàn)
* 連續假日 / 连续假日
* 連續光譜 / 连续光谱
* 連續劇 / 连续剧 (liánxùjù)
* 連續壁 / 连续壁
* 連續犯 / 连续犯
* 連署 / 连署 (liánshǔ)
* 連翩 / 连翩 (liánpiān)
* 連翹 / 连翘 (liánqiáo)
* 連聲 / 连声 (liánshēng)
* 連腳褲 / 连脚裤 (liánjiǎokù)
* 連臺 / 连台
* 連臺本戲 / 连台本戏
* 連莊 / 连庄 (liánzhuāng)
* 連號 / 连号
* 連蜷 / 连蜷
* 連衡 / 连衡 (liánhéng)
* 連袂 / 连袂 (liánmèi)
* 連衽成帷 / 连衽成帷
* 連襟 / 连襟 (liánjīn)
* 連襠褲 / 连裆裤 (liándāngkù)
* 連記投票 / 连记投票
* 連記法 / 连记法
* 連詞 / 连词 (liáncí)
* 連說帶唱 / 连说带唱
* 連說帶罵 / 连说带骂
* 連貫 / 连贯 (liánguàn)
* 連貼 / 连贴
* 連跌帶爬 / 连跌带爬
* 連跑帶跳 / 连跑带跳
* 連踢帶打 / 连踢带打
* 連身 / 连身
* 連身裙 / 连身裙 (liánshēnqún)
* 連軸兒轉 / 连轴儿转
* 連載 / 连载 (liánzǎi)
* 連輿 / 连舆
* 連連 / 连连 (liánlián)
* 通連 / 通连
* 連連看 / 连连看
* 連銜 / 连衔
* 連錢 / 连钱
* 連錢草 / 连钱草
* 連錢驄 / 连钱骢
* 連鍋端 / 连锅端
* 連鎖 / 连锁 (liánsuǒ)
* 連鎖反應 / 连锁反应 (liánsuǒ fǎnyìng)
* 連鎖商店 / 连锁商店 (liánsuǒ shāngdiàn)
* 連鎖店 / 连锁店 (liánsuǒdiàn)
* 連鎖經營 / 连锁经营
* 連鎖運作 / 连锁运作
* 連鑣並軫 / 连镳并轸
* 連長 / 连长 (liánzhǎng)
* 連闥洞房 / 连闼洞房
* 連陰 / 连阴
* 連陰天 / 连阴天 (liányīntiān)
* 連隊 / 连队 (liánduì)
* 連階累任 / 连阶累任
* 連雀 / 连雀
* 連雅堂 / 连雅堂
* 連雲 / 连云
* 連雲港 / 连云港 (Liányúngǎng)
* 連雲疊嶂 / 连云叠嶂
* 連霸 / 连霸
* 連鞭 / 连鞭 (liâm-piⁿ)
* 連音 / 连音 (liányīn)
* 連音符 / 连音符
* 連章累牘 / 连章累牍
* 連頭帶尾 / 连头带尾
* 連類 / 连类 (liánlèi)
* 連類比物 / 连类比物
* 連體 / 连体 (liántǐ)
* 連體嬰 / 连体婴 (liántǐyīng)
* 連鬚鬍子 / 连须胡子
* 連鬢胡子 / 连鬓胡子
* 連齒木屐 / 连齿木屐
* 金鼓連天 / 金鼓连天
* 長篇連載 / 长篇连载
* 關連 / 关连 (guānlián)
* 關連概念 / 关连概念
* 阿連 / 阿连 (ālián)
* 雪連紙 / 雪连纸
* 電腦連線 / 电脑连线
* 顛連 / 颠连
* 顛連困苦 / 颠连困苦
* 首尾相連 / 首尾相连
* 馬連良 / 马连良
* 骨肉相連 / 骨肉相连
* 鬼話連篇 / 鬼话连篇 (guǐhuàliánpiān)
* 魯仲連 / 鲁仲连
* 魯連 / 鲁连
* 魯連蹈海 / 鲁连蹈海
* 黃連 / 黄连 (huánglián)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎn (lian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liǎn
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^3$
*** Yale: lyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

連
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) difficult

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liàn (lian$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liàn
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^4$
*** Yale: lyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liann
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn⁵¹/

#### Definitions

連
* (historical dictionaries only) to reach
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to remove

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): làn (lan$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: làn
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: làn
*** Wade–Giles: lan$^4$
*** Yale: làn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lann
*** Palladius: лань (lanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /län⁵¹/

#### Definitions

連
* Only used in 連石／连石.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 連 |
| Kyūjitai | 連 &#xF99A; or 連+&#xFE00; |
| Kyūjitai | 連󠄀 連+&#xE0100; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 連󠄃 連+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(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 (tsuranaru, 連なる, Jōyō)、つらねる (tsuraneru, 連ねる, Jōyō)、つれる (tsureru, 連れる, Jōyō)、つがり (tsugari, 連)、つるみ (tsurumi, 連み)、つるむ (tsurumu, 連む)、つれ (tsure, 連れ)、づれ (zure, 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

* 連関(れんかん) (renkan): linkage
* 連休(れんきゅう) (renkyū): consecutive holidays
* 連結(れんけつ) (renketsu): linking
* 連呼(れんこ) (renko): calling again and again
* 連行(れんこう) (renkō): taking
* 連衡(れんこう) (renkō): alliance
* 連合(れんごう) (rengō): union
* 連鎖(れんさ) (rensa) chain
* 連座(れんざ) (renza): implication
* 連載(れんさい) (rensai): series
* 連日(れんじつ) (renjitsu): everyday
* 連声(れんじょう) (renjō): sandhi
* 連想(れんそう) (rensō): association of ideas
* 連続(れんぞく) (renzoku): continuous
* 連濁(れんだく) (rendaku): rendaku, sequential voicing
* 連中(れんちゅう) (renchū): party
* 連動(れんどう) (rendō): linked action
* 連盟(れんめい) (renmei): league
* 連絡(れんらく) (renraku): contact
* 連理(れんり) (renri): trees with intertwined branches; relationship between spouses
* 関連(かんれん) (kanren): relation
* 連係(れんけい) (renkei): linkage
* 連珠(れんじゅ) (renju)
* 連邦(れんぽう) (renpō): commonwealth
* 連立(れんりつ) (renritsu): coalition
* 連弾(れんだん) (rendan): barrage
* 六(む)連(つら)星(ぼし) (mutsuraboshi): Pleiades

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 連
* れん Grade: 4
* on'yomi
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

* Kanji in this term
* 連
* むらじ Grade: 4
* nanori
Old Japanese [Term?], 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”) [from 675 CE]

#### See also

* 姓(かばね) (kabane)
* 村主(すぐり) (suguri)

### References

* ↑ “連”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## 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

* 연속 (連續, yeonsok, “continuation; succession”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

連: Hán Nôm readings: liên, liền
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