联 (lián) — (bound form) to link, to connect (as in 联系, 联网); (bound form) united, joint, allied (as in 联合, 联盟); (bound form) antithetical couplet (as in 对联)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to link' or 'united'. It only appears inside compounds like 联系, 联合, 联盟, and 对联 — never alone.
bound form
to linkto connect (as in 联系, 联网)unitedjointallied (as in 联合, 联盟)antithetical couplet (as in 对联)
Examples
- 。Wǒ lián xì le nà wèi lǎo shī.I contacted that teacher.
- 。Liǎng jiā gōng sī lián hé kāi fā le xīn chǎn pǐn.The two companies jointly developed a new product.
- 。Zhè tái diàn nǎo yǐ jīng lián wǎng le.This computer is already connected to the network.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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.
- 耳耳ěrear
- 絲絲sīsilk
The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.
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