连 (lián): Connect — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 4

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Animated Stroke Order 连

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Readings & Meanings

连has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

liánlian

prep. (介)

connectHSK4

prep./v. (介、动、副)

connectHSK 3.0 L4

Stroke Order Diagrams 连

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

连=辶walk+车vehicle

The foot (辶) joins with a vehicle (车) — to connect or link things together.

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HSK Vocabulary: 连

HSK words that contain this character.

连忙

lián máng

promptly; immediately; instantly

HSK 5

连续

lián xù

continuous

HSK 5

接连

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 连 is used in context

tā他

lián连

xù续

gōng工

zuò作

le了

shí

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in a row; in succession

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He worked continuously for ten hours

tīng听

dào到

líng铃

shēng声

，

tā他

lián连

máng忙

pǎo跑

chū出

qù去

。

Hearing the bell, he ran out hastily

qǐng请

lián连

jiē接

diàn电

nǎo脑

hé和

dǎ打

yìn印

jī机

。

Please connect the computer and printer

Zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

bǎ把

liǎng两

gè个

chéng城

shì市

lián连

zài在

yī一

qǐ起

。

This bridge connects the two cities together.

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Characters pronounced "lian".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "辶".

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