链
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liàn · chain, wire

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

钅Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 链

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liànWords pronounced liàn
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Example sentences

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Bú yào diǎn jī nàge liàn jiē.不要点击那个链接。

Don't click on that link.

Source: Tatoeba #10734052 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo xiàng liàn shì wǒ nǎinai sòng gěi wǒ de.这条项链是我奶奶送给我的。

My grandma gave me this necklace.

Source: Tatoeba #2737442 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de lā liàn kǎ zhù le.我的拉链卡住了。

My zipper got stuck.

Source: Tatoeba #8795191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhì jīn hái zhēn xī nǐ shí nián qián gěi wǒ de xiàng liàn.我至今还珍惜你十年前给我的项链。

I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #9401695 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài shā fā xià, tāng mǔ zhǎo dào le mǎ lì de xiàng liàn.在沙发下,汤姆找到了玛丽的项链。

Tom found Mary's necklace under the sofa.

Source: Tatoeba #8894421 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo jiě yǐ jīng yǒu yí gè jiè zhǐ, yào bu yào pèi yì tiáo bó jīn xiàng liàn?小姐已经有一个戒指,要不要配一条铂金项链?

Mademoiselle, would you like a platinum necklace to accompany your ring?

Source: Tatoeba #420198 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 链 in context

  1. Say liàn, then recall the core meaning: chain, wire.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 链接 (liàn jiē), meaning “to link”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 链 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.