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Chinese symbol for “connection”

联系
lián xì
Traditional: 聯繫
connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with

The closest CC-CEDICT match for connection is 联系 (lián xì), defined as: connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

联 lián
ally, associate; to connect, to join
radical 128 ⽿ · 12 strokes
系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “connection”

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
联通 (聯通)lián tōngconnection; link
瓜葛guā géconnection; association
关系户 (關係戶)guān xi hùa connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")
相连 (相連)xiāng liánto link; to join

Related words

Other words that share a character with 联系.

WordPinyinMeaning
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
联盟 (聯盟)lián méngalliance; union
联邦 (聯邦)lián bāngfederal; federation
联络 (聯絡)lián luòto get in touch with; to contact
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
系列xì lièseries; set

See also: Japanese symbol for “connection”.

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.