• 399th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lián (Lian2)surname Lian
2. lián (lian2)to link • to join • to connect • continuously • in succession • including • (used with 也, 都 etc) even • company (military)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

连续 (連續)
连连 (連連)

Uncommon

一连 (一連)
一连串 (一連串)
大连 (大連)
接二连三 (接二連三)
接连 (接連)
李连杰 (李連傑)
流连 (流連)
流连忘返 (流連忘返)
牵连 (牽連)
相连 (相連)
连串 (連串)
连任 (連任)
连同 (連同)
连城 (連城)
连夜 (連夜)
连天 (連天)
连带 (連帶)
连年 (連年)
连忙 (連忙)
连战 (連戰)
连接 (連接)
连击 (連擊)
连败 (連敗)
连日 (連日)
连环 (連環)
连累 (連累)
连绵 (連綿)
连线 (連線)
连续剧 (連續劇)
连衣裙 (連衣裙)
连载 (連載)
连锁 (連鎖)
连长 (連長)
连云港 (連雲港)
连体 (連體)

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  • 552nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xu4)to continue • to replenish

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

继续 (繼續)
连续 (連續)

Uncommon

延续 (延續)
持续 (持續)
续集 (續集)
连续剧 (連續劇)
陆续 (陸續)

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  • 907th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ju4)drama • play • show • severe

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ju4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ju4)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

剧情 (劇情)
喜剧 (喜劇)
悲剧 (悲劇)
电视剧 (電視劇)

Uncommon

京剧 (京劇)
偶像剧 (偶像劇)
剧场 (劇場)
剧本 (劇本)
剧烈 (劇烈)
剧照 (劇照)
剧痛 (劇痛)
剧组 (劇組)
剧透 (劇透)
剧院 (劇院)
加剧 (加劇)
广播剧 (廣播劇)
急剧 (急劇)
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
戏剧 (戲劇)
戏剧性 (戲劇性)
歌剧 (歌劇)
编剧 (編劇)
肥皂剧 (肥皂劇)
话剧 (話劇)
越剧 (越劇)
连续剧 (連續劇)
闹剧 (鬧劇)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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