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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
耳 絲 ⿰耳⿱⿰幺幺丱
Mandarin
lian2
English
Definitions
to ally; to join; to unite; associate; connect; association
Mnemonic
As the ear to the cheeks 耳 (shuowen) and as threads twisted together 絲
Etymology
Notes
The right half has been altered to resemble 關