鏈

See also: 链

鏈	U+93C8, 鏈 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-93C8

← 鏇
[U+93C7]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鏉 →
[U+93C9]

Translingual

Han character

鏈 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+11, 19 strokes, cangjie input 金卜十十 (CYJJ), four-corner 8513₀, composition ⿰釒連)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1319, character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40779
Dae Jaweon: page 1819, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4239, character 4
Unihan data for U+93C8

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (連) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
連	*ren
漣	*ren
鰱	*ren
翴	*ren
鏈	ren, rens, *r̥ʰen
璉	*renʔ
僆	renʔ, reːns
摙	renʔ, rens
蓮	renʔ, reːn
嗹	*reːn
縺	*reːn

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ren, *rens, *r̥ʰen): semantic 金 + phonetic 連 (OC *ren).

Etymology 1

trad.		鏈/鍊^*
simp.		链

From 連 (MC ljen).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liàn (lian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lin^6-2 / lin⁶ / lin⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): len^5* / len⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lien

(Meixian, Guangdong): liên⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): lie³
Eastern Min (BUC): lièng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): liān

(Teochew, Peng'im): liang⁷ / liêng⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liàn
  - Wade–Giles: lien⁴
  - Yale: lyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liann
  - Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
  - Jyutping: lin^6-2 / lin⁶ / lin⁴
  - Yale: lín / lihn / lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin^6-2 / lin⁶ / lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lin^6-2 / lin⁶ / lin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²²⁻³⁵/, /liːn²²/, /liːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: len^5* / len⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /len³²⁻³²⁵/, /len³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien
  - Hakka Romanization System: lien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: liên⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /liɛn⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lie³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /lie⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān
  - Tâi-lô: liān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lien
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /liɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɛn³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: liang⁷ / liêng⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liāng / liēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ¹¹/, /lieŋ¹¹/

Note:

liang7 - Shantou;
liêng7 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶li
  - MiniDict: li^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²³/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rens/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鏈
Reading #	2/3
No.	8002
Phonetic component	連
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	𤹨
Old Chinese	/*rens/
Notes	連晚起分化字，見六書故

Definitions

鏈

chain; wire; cable
鏈子／链子 ― liànzi ― chain
chain; shack
to chain
chain (unit of length equal to 22 yards)

Compounds

人鏈 / 人链 (rénliàn)
區塊鏈 / 区块链 (qūkuàiliàn)
島鏈 / 岛链 (dǎoliàn)
手鏈 / 手链 (shǒuliàn)
拉鏈 / 拉链 (lāliàn)
拉鏈工程 / 拉链工程
火鏈片 / 火链片
腳鏈 / 脚链 (jiǎoliàn)
袚鏈 / 袚链
鉸鏈 / 铰链 (jiǎoliàn)
鎖鏈 / 锁链 (suǒliàn)
鏈傳動 / 链传动 (liànchuándòng)
鏈反應 / 链反应 (liànfǎnyìng)
鏈子 / 链子 (liànzi)
鏈式反應 / 链式反应 (liànshì fǎnyìng)
鏈接 / 链接 (liànjiē)
鏈接器 / 链接器 (liànjiēqì)
鏈接場 / 链接场 (liànjiēchǎng)
鏈條 / 链条 (liàntiáo)
鏈椎 / 链椎
鏈激酶 / 链激酶 (liànjīméi)
鏈球 / 链球 (liànqiú)
鏈球菌 / 链球菌 (liànqiújūn)
鏈表 / 链表 (liànbiǎo)
鏈路 / 链路 (liànlù)
鏈軌 / 链轨
鏈鉗子 / 链钳子
鏈鋸 / 链锯 (liànjù)
鏈鎖 / 链锁
鏈鎖反應 / 链锁反应
鏈黴素 / 链霉素
項鏈 / 项链 (xiàngliàn)
頸鏈 / 颈链
食物鏈 / 食物链 (shíwùliàn)

Etymology 2

trad.		鏈
simp.		链
alternative forms		䃛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lián (lian²)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lián
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lián
  - Wade–Giles: lien²
  - Yale: lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lian
  - Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵/

Middle Chinese: trhjen, ljen

Rime
Character	鏈	鏈
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	徹 (10)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	仙 (79)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	丑延切	力延切
Baxter	trhjen	ljen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈʰˠiᴇn/	/liᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈʰᵚiɛn/	/liɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶʰiæn/	/ljæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈʰian/	/lian/
Li Rong	/ȶʰjɛn/	/liɛn/
Wang Li	/ȶʰĭɛn/	/lĭɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶʰi̯ɛn/	/li̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chān	lián
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin¹	lin⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ren/, /*r̥ʰen/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鏈	鏈
Reading #	1/3	3/3
No.	7996	8003
Phonetic component	連	連
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	連	脠
Old Chinese	/*ren/	/*r̥ʰen/

Definitions

鏈

References

“鏈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

鏈

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: てん (ten)、れん (ren)
Kan-on: てん (ten)、れん (ren)
Kun: くさり (kusari, 鏈)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
鏈
くさり Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鏈 – see the following entry.

【鎖くさり】S

[noun] a chain

Alternative spellings
鐺, 鉧, 鏁

(This term, 鏈, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

“^▲鏈”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [련]

Hanja

鏈 • (ryeon>yeon) (hangeul 련>연)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鏈: Hán Nôm readings: liên

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