鏈

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 ⿰金連)

References

• KangXi: 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

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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, OC *ren, *rens, *r̥ʰen) : semantic 金 + phonetic 連 (OC *ren).

Etymology 1

trad.		鏈/鍊*
simp.		链

From 連 (MC liᴇn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàn (lian⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin^6-2, lin⁶, lin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): lien

  (Meixian, Guangdong): liên⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): lie³
• Min Dong (BUC): lièng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): liān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liang⁷ / liêng⁷

• Wu (Wiktionary): li (T3)

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• 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): /ljɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: lièng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ieŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (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
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: li (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²³/

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• 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

1. chain; wire; cable

   鏈子／链子  ―  liànzi  ―  chain

2. chain; shack
3. to chain
4. chain (unit of length equal to 22 yards)

Compounds

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

trad.		鏈
simp.		链

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lián (lian²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ

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• 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): /ljɛn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʈʰˠiᴇn/, /liᴇn/

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
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

鏈

1. copper
2. lead mine
3. mine

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Japanese

Kanji

鏈

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. chain
2. irons
3. connection

Readings

• On (unclassified): れん (ren), てん (ten)
• Kun: くさり (kusari)

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Korean

Hanja

鏈 • (ryeon>yeon) (hangeul 련>연)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鏈: Hán Nôm readings: liên

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