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CHINESE CHARACTER
liàn
链
链
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chain; link
- Numbered pinyin
- lian4
- English meanings
- chain; link; chain (as in supply chain)
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
curtain
honest; inexpensive
pity; love
love; long for
gather; restrain
encoffin
chain
refine; smelt
hone
unite; connect
unite; connect
map
lotus
including
chain; cable
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Related words
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- 链子
- 链条
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