相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
相连
xiānglián
to be connected
Characters in this word
连 lián
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两座城市由一条高速铁路相连，往来十分方便。 Liǎng zuò chéngshì yóu yì tiáo gāosù tiělù xiānglián, wǎnglái shífēn fāngbiàn. The two cities are connected by a high-speed railway, making travel between them very convenient.
- 这两个房间由一扇小门相连。 Zhè liǎng ge fángjiān yóu yí shàn xiǎo mén xiānglián. These two rooms are connected by a small door.
- 大海和天空在远处相连，分不清哪里是边。 Dàhǎi hé tiānkōng zài yuǎnchù xiānglián, fēn bù qīng nǎlǐ shì biān. The sea and the sky meet in the distance, and you can't tell where the edge is.