连

lián

to link

surname Lian; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)

movement (辶) + cart (车) = link, connect, in succession

Carts traveling together along a road naturally link and connect, forming a train or convoy. This image of joined movement underlies the sense of succession and inclusion.

辶+车→连
车CartSemantic
辶WalkingSemantic

这两个城市用高铁连在一起了。

zhè liǎng gè chéng shì yòng gāo tiě lián zài yī qǐ le。

These two cities have been connected together by high-speed rail.

他连一口水都没喝就去工作了。

tā lián yī kǒu shuǐ dōu méi hē jiù qù gōng zuò le。

He went to work without even drinking a single sip of water.

Words with 连

连忙

lián máng

promptly; at once

连串

lián chuàn

one after the other

连连看

lián lián kàn

pattern matching (puzzle game)

一连

yī lián

in a row

连山

lián shān

see 連山壯族瑤族自治縣|连山壮族瑶族自治县[Lian2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

连片

lián piàn

forming a continuous sheet

连日

lián rì

day after day

一连串

yī lián chuàn

a succession of

二连

èr lián

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

勾连

gōu lián

to be linked together

连珠

lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

连续函数

lián xù hán shù

continuous function

More characters with 辶

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