Unicode: U+94FE

Pinyin: liàn

Definition

* 用金属环节连套而成的索子。 ~子。~轨(履带)。项~。锁~。~式反应。 * 计量海洋上距离的长度单位,十分之一海里为一链,合185。2米

chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

Structure

链 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_93C8
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
85_E865

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC