lián

(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join

(bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

ear (耳) + [sound] (关) = to unite and ally

耳 carries the meaning: ears joined together suggest listening and connecting across groups. 关 mainly lends the sound lián (via an older pronunciation chain); the ear radical carries the semantic weight of union.

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这两个国家决定手对抗共同的敌人。

zhè liǎng gè guójiā juédìng lián shǒu duìkàng gòngtóng de dírén。

these two countries decided to join hands to fight against a common enemy.

几家公司合起来,一起开发新技术。

jǐ jiā gōngsī liánhé qǐlái,yīqǐ kāifā xīn jìshù。

several companies united together to jointly develop new technology.

Words with 联

达尔罕茂明安联合旗

dá ěr hǎn mào míng ān lián hé qí

Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia

邦联

bāng lián

confederation

重联

chóng lián

(physics) magnetic reconnection

银联

yín lián

UnionPay

门联

mén lián

couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)

关联

guān lián

to be related; to be connected

关联公司

guān lián gōng sī

related company

关联词

guān lián cí

(grammar) a connective

阿拉伯国家联盟

ā lā bó guó jiā lián méng

Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States

阿拉伯联合大公国

ā lā bó lián hé dà gōng guó

United Arab Emirates (Tw)

阿拉伯联合酋长国

ā lā bó lián hé qiú zhǎng guó

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿联酋

ā lián qiú

United Arab Emirates (abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國|阿拉伯联合酋长国[A1 la1 bo2 Lian2 he2 Qiu2 zhang3 guo2])

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