关联 (guān lián) — to be related, to be connected

Definition

Used in abstract or analytical contexts (issues, data, causes) to mean 'be interrelated / connected'. More formal than 联系; a direct synonym of 相关.

verb

to be relatedto be connected

关联。
Zhè liǎng gè wèn tí mì qiè guān lián.
These two issues are closely related.
关联。
Tā de chéng gōng yǔ nǔ lì mì qiè guān lián.
His success is closely related to his effort.
关联。
Zhè xiē shù jù xiāng hù guān lián.
These data are interrelated.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

关 and 联 both mean to connect, so together they mean being related or connected.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 關; 关 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

門門méndoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢇅

𢇅𢇅關guān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 关, the traditional form 關 shows 門 as a door and 𢇅 as two wooden sticks locking it, with ring-like marks on top.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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