Chinese symbol for “chain”
链
liàn
Traditional: 鏈
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chain is 链 (liàn), defined as: 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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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 链条 (鏈條) | liàn tiáo | chain; measure word: 根 (gēn), 条 (tiáo) |
| 链子 (鏈子) | liàn zi | chain |
| 锒 (鋃) | láng | chain; ornament |
| 连锁 (連鎖) | lián suǒ | to interlock; to be linked |
| 鎍 | suǒ | chain; wire |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 链.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 链接 (鏈接) | liàn jiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink |
| 链条 (鏈條) | liàn tiáo | chain; measure word: 根 (gēn), 条 (tiáo) |
| 产业链 (產業鏈) | chǎn yè liàn | industry value chain |
| 项链 (項鏈) | xiàng liàn | necklace; 条 (tiáo) |
| 供应链 (供應鏈) | gōng yìng liàn | supply chain |
| 拉链 (拉鏈) | lā liàn | zipper |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chain”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.