Kilo Lingo

(lián) - even (as in even he...); to connect in Mandarin

lián

Traditional: 連

Line drawing of 连
Coloured illustration of 连
HSK 4
#489 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

even (as in even he...); to connect

Word origin

连 means to connect, or even (in the emphatic sense). It combines the 辶 'movement' radical with 车 'vehicle', the original image being carts linked in a line; simplified from 連.

Origin
compound
Root
辶 (movement radical) + 车 (chē, vehicle)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 连

Examples

Even small children know.

Even I didn't expect it.

Worked continuously for three days.

He left without even eating.

Even a child understands this principle.

连 (lián) - even (as in even he...); to connect.

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This word is part of lesson 10.