联 lián
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
联手
liánshǒu
to join hands; to collaborate
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 两位老师联手设计了一门新的汉语课程。 Liǎng wèi lǎoshī liánshǒu shèjì le yì mén xīn de Hànyǔ kèchéng. Two teachers joined forces to design a new Chinese course.
- 姐弟俩联手把客厅打扫得很干净。 Jiědì liǎ liánshǒu bǎ kètīng dǎsǎo de hěn gānjìng. The sister and brother teamed up and got the living room spotless.
- 几个邻居联手把小区的花园重新种上了花。 Jǐ ge línjū liánshǒu bǎ xiǎoqū de huāyuán chóngxīn zhòng shang le huā. Several neighbours joined hands to replant the estate's garden with flowers.
Related words
- 互联网 hùliánwǎng the internet
- 联合 liánhé to unite; to join together
- 联合国 Liánhéguó the United Nations
- 联系 liánxì to contact; connection
- 联络 liánluò to keep in touch; to contact
- 联想 liánxiǎng to associate with; association
- 关联 guānlián to be related, to be connected
- 联网 liánwǎng to network, to connect to the internet
- 对联 duìlián couplet; pair of antithetical lines
- 联欢 liánhuān to celebrate together; to hold a get-together
- 联盟 liánméng alliance; coalition; league
- 联赛 liánsài league; league competition