联

聯
lián
#356 most
frequent character
(bound form) to ally oneself with

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

联 has 耳 ear as the picture part and 关 guān as the sound part. Its first meaning was 'to be connected', though how the ear fits that meaning is unclear. The sound link is also not clear today. It later grew to 'to connect' and 'couplet'.

Drawn as: ear

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Homophones

HSK 4
连lián
to link, to join, to connect
廉lián
incorruptible, honest, inexpensive
莲lián
lotus
怜lián
to pity

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