liàn

common
noun
measure_word

Meaning of

链 means chain; metal link chain; nautical chain (unit of distance). Pronounced liàn.

  • chain; metal link chain
  • nautical chain (unit of distance)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Suǒ
liàn
duàn
le
 
de
xíng
chē
bèi
rén
zǒu
le
 

The bike chain broke, my bicycle was stolen by someone.

Zhè
tiě
tiě
liàn
yòng
lái
jiā
zhà
lan
 

This iron chain can be used to reinforce the fence.

Huái怀
biǎo
de
liànr
duàn
le
biǎo
 
diào
zài
le
shàng
 
 

The chain of the pocket watch broke, and the watch fell to the ground.

xiàng
liàn
zhāi
xià
lái
fàng
zài
le
shū
zhuāng
tái
shàng
 

She took off her necklace and put it on the dresser.

Kuàng
gōng
men
yòng
tiě
liàn
bǎng
zhù
shēn
xià
dào
kuàng
jǐng
 

The miners tied their bodies with iron chains and went down into the mine.