聯 (lyun4 | lian2) : unite; ally; join; associate

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聯

lyun4

lian2

[1] [v] unite; ally; connect; join; make an alliance with; associate [2] allied (forces, etc.); joint (effort, etc.); mutual (guarantees, etc.)

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 耳 (#128)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

聯 / 联

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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聯絡 lyun4 lok3 lian2 luo4 = to contact

聯合國 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 lian2 he2 guo2 = the United Nations

蘇聯 sou1 lyun4 su1 lian2 = Soviet Union

聯合 lyun4 hap6 lian2 he2 = joint; to combine; union

聯合發表 lyun4 hap6 faat3 biu2 lian2 he2 fa1 biao3 = joint statement

聯合組織 lyun4 hap6 zou2 zik1 lian2 he2 zu3 zhi1 = syndicate

對聯 deoi3*2 lyun4 dui4 lian2 = antithetical couplet (written on scrolls, etc.)

互聯 wu6 lyun4 hu4 lian2 = interconnected

聯盟 lyun4 mang4 lian2 meng2 = alliance, union

聯網 lyun4 mong5 lian2 wang3 = network, cyber-
See all 163 compounds (CantoDict reports 183 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 聯

我鍾意喺互聯網買嘢粵
I like to buy stuff on the internet. I like to shop online/on the internet.

一副對聯
a couplet

而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦粵
He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.

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Decimal representation of this word: 聯
Unicode code for this character: U+806F (off-site link)

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