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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
liàn - chain
- cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
- chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
- to chain
- to enchain

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 4,728 3,535 4,394

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Metal 钅 that joins 连; 连 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
项链 5 7 3,239 10,195 5,816
- - 4,728 3,535 4,394
拉链 - - 7,479 14,970 6,447
链子 - - 11,834 27,315 15,669
铁链 - - 12,656 30,486 40,745
锁链 - - 14,434 39,305 38,176
食物链 - - 17,818 38,925 26,682
链条 - - 19,078 13,108 14,590
链球菌 - - 28,054 21,918 77,283
铰链 - - 30,688 62,419 70,472
脚链 - - 35,794 - -
防滑链 - - 39,324 - -