链

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chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Metal 钅 that joins 连; 连 also provides the pronunciation

Components 钅连

chain · Heisig RSH #1626

metal + 连 one after another

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
生物链	shēng wù liàn	food chain
网路链接层	wǎng lù liàn jiē céng	network link layer
链式反应	liàn shì fǎn yìng	chain reaction
外部链接	wài bù liàn jiē	external link (on a website)
数据链路连接标识	shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì	data link connection identifier (DLCI)
链式裂变反应	liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng	chain reaction of nuclear fission
食物链	shí wù liàn	food chain
双链核酸	shuāng liàn hé suān	double-stranded nucleic acid
资料链结层	zī liào liàn jié céng	data link layer
产业链	chǎn yè liàn	industry value chain
数据链路层	shù jù liàn lù céng	data link layer
第一岛链	Dì yī Dǎo liàn	(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the…
链路层	liàn lù céng	link layer
数据链路	shù jù liàn lù	data link
链子	liàn zi	chain
动态链接库	dòng tài liàn jiē kù	dynamic-link library (DLL); shared library (computing)
人链	rén liàn	human chain
第二岛链	Dì èr Dǎo liàn	(geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin …
拉链	lā liàn	zipper
手链	shǒu liàn	chain bracelet; CL:條\|条[tiao2]