Chinese symbol for “hyphen”
连字号
lián zì hào
Traditional: 連字號
hyphen (punct.)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hyphen is 连字号 (lián zì hào), defined as: hyphen (punct.).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hyphen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连接号 (連接號) | lián jiē hào | hyphen |
| 杠 (槓) | gàng | (old) coffin-bearing pole; thick pole; bar; rod |
| 连字符 (連字符) | lián zì fú | hyphen |
| 连字符号 (連字符號) | lián zì fú hào | hyphen |
| 连号 (連號) | lián hào | consecutive serial numbers; chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 连字号.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连续 (連續) | lián xù | continuous; in a row |
| 连结 (連結) | lián jié | variant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink |
| 连接 (連接) | lián jiē | to link; to join; to connect |
| 连任 (連任) | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office |
| 连线 (連線) | lián xiàn | electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection |
| 相连 (相連) | xiāng lián | to link; to join |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hyphen”.
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.