联

lián

(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join

(bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

ear (耳) + [sound] (关) = to unite and ally

耳 carries the meaning: ears joined together suggest listening and connecting across groups. 关 mainly lends the sound lián (via an older pronunciation chain); the ear radical carries the semantic weight of union.

耳+关→联
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这两个国家决定联手对抗共同的敌人。

zhè liǎng gè guójiā juédìng lián shǒu duìkàng gòngtóng de dírén。

these two countries decided to join hands to fight against a common enemy.

几家公司联合起来,一起开发新技术。

jǐ jiā gōngsī liánhé qǐlái,yīqǐ kāifā xīn jìshù。

several companies united together to jointly develop new technology.

Words with 联

互联网络

hù lián wǎng luò

network

国联

guó lián

abbr. for 國際聯盟|国际联盟[Guo2 ji4 Lian2 meng2], League of Nations (1920-1946), based in Geneva, precursor of the UN

联军

lián jūn

allied armies

联队

lián duì

wing (of an air force)

美联社

měi lián shè

abbr. for 美國聯合通訊社|美国联合通讯社[Mei3 guo2 Lian2 he2 Tong1 xun4 she4]

联席会议

lián xí huì yì

joint conference

澳大利亚联邦

ào dà lì yà lián bāng

Commonwealth of Australia

联想起

lián xiǎng qǐ

to associate

联合公报

lián hé gōng bào

joint announcement

欧洲联盟

ōu zhōu lián méng

European Union (EU)

联络

lián luò

to get in touch with

蝉联

chán lián

to continue in a post

More characters with 耳

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