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联合 (lián hé): meaning and stroke order

联合 (lián hé) means to combine, to join, unite, alliance.

联合

Simplified
联合
Traditional
聯合
Pinyin
lián hé

Stroke order of 联合

联

  • lián (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
  • 12 strokes
  • Traditional form: 聯

Stroke by stroke

合

  • gě 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck
  • hé to close; to join
  • hé variant of 合[he2]
  • 6 strokes
  • Traditional form: 閤

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 联合

  1. lián hé Traditional 聯合
    • to combine
    • to join
    • unite
    • alliance

Radicals of the characters

联
Radical 耳 (Kangxi radical 128) · 12 strokes · 耳 on the left, 关 on the right
合
Radical 口 (Kangxi radical 30) · 6 strokes · 𠆢 on top, 𠮛 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

联合 in our stories

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  • 两千一百多年前，汉武帝想联合西边的大月氏，一起打败经常侵犯边境的匈奴。

    liǎngqiān yìbǎi duō nián qián Hàn Wǔdì xiǎng liánhé xībian de Dà Yuèzhī yìqǐ dǎbài jīngcháng qīnfàn biānjìng de Xiōngnú

    Over two thousand one hundred years ago, Emperor Wu of Han wanted to ally with the Yuezhi in the west to defeat the Xiongnu, who kept raiding the border.

    From the story Zhang Qian's mission to the West HSK 6

  • 在一次关键的董事会上，苗立联合投资人投票，让钟远离开了管理层。

    zài yí cì guānjiàn de dǒngshìhuì shàng Miáo Lì liánhé tóuzīrén tóupiào ràng Zhōng Yuǎn líkāi le guǎnlǐcéng

    At a crucial board meeting, Miao Li joined with the investors in a vote that removed Zhong Yuan from management.

    From the story The day he rang the bell HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 联合

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).