鏈

See also: 链

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

← 鏇
[U+93C7]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鏉 →
[U+93C9]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

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

References edit

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 edit

Glyph origin edit

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 edit

trad.		鏈/鍊^*
simp.		链

From 連 (MC ljen).

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liàn (lian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin^6-2, lin⁶, lin⁴
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 (Wugniu)
- (Northern): 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)⁺
  - 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/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - 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
- (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 edit

鏈

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

Compounds edit

人鏈／人链 (rénliàn)
手鏈／手链 (shǒuliàn)
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)
鏈子／链子 (liànzi)
鏈條／链条 (liàntiáo)
鏈椎／链椎
鏈球／链球 (liànqiú)
鏈球菌／链球菌 (liànqiújūn)
鏈軌／链轨
鏈鉗子／链钳子
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 edit

trad.		鏈
simp.		链

Pronunciation edit

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/
Bernard 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 edit

鏈

References edit

“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 edit

Kanji edit

鏈

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings edit

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

Korean edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation edit

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

Hanja edit

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

鏈

Wikisource

鏈 • (ryeon>yeon) (hangeul 련>연)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

鏈: Hán Nôm readings: liên

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