• 399th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 103 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

High Frequency

 ()
连续 (連續)

Medium Frequency

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)
相连 (相連)
连任 (連任)
连同 (連同)
连夜 (連夜)
连天 (連天)
连带 (連帶)
连忙 (連忙)
连战 (連戰)
连接 (連接)
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)
连连 (連連)
连锁 (連鎖)
连云港 (連雲港)
连体 (連體)
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  • 186th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rèn (Ren4)surname Ren
2. rèn (ren4)to assign • to appoint • to take up a post • office • responsibility • to let • to allow • to give free rein to • no matter (how, what etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rèn (ren4)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

任何 
任务 (任務)
任意 
责任 (責任)

Medium Frequency

主任 
 
任性 
任选 (任選)
信任 
担任 (擔任)
班主任 
责任心 (責任心)
责任感 (責任感)
连任 (連任)
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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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