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liàn(lian4) // pronunciation of 链 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 链

Unihan definition: chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

Number of strokes: 12
Examples of other characters consisting of 12 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  167.7

HSK level: 5
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Frequency rank: 2099

General standard index number: 2658

Traditional variant:

Examples of words containing this character: 侧链, 单链, 手链, 拉链, 拖链, 碳链, 肽链, 铰链, 锚链, 锁链, 链子, 链接, 链条, 链烃, 链球, 链环, 链结, 链表, 链路, 链锯, 铁链, 双链, 项链, 颈链, 供应链

English translation (based on CEDICT):

鏈|链[liàn]:
- chain
- cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
- chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
- to chain
- to enchain

Details

Unicode code point: U+94FE

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