• 399th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 3 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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  • 611th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (Zuo4)surname Zuo
2. zuò (zuo4)to sit • to take a seat • to take (a bus, airplane etc) • to bear fruit • variant of 座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

乘坐 
坐下 
坐车 (坐車)

Uncommon

围坐 (圍坐)
坐井观天 (坐井觀天)
坐享其成 
坐以待毙 (坐以待斃)
坐垫 (坐墊)
坐好 
坐定 
坐厕 (坐廁)
坐椅 
坐标 (坐標)
坐牢 
坐立不安 
坐落 
打坐 
端坐 
连坐 (連坐)
闲坐 (閑坐)
静坐 (靜坐)

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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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