Memory phrase for the character: 联

联

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Meaning

to unite, to join, unification

Pronunciation

 lián

Explanation

 Left: ear 耳 (image of a pinna), right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.)- (cf. deaf 聋)

Mnemonic
 
Those whose ears are closed (= the deaf) join in a union.

Radicals

耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
关 to closeThe meaning is actually “to close”. But also: pass summit or mountain pass. The pass is already in “heaven” 天, but from there it goes higher, because otherwise it wouldn't be a pass. And (due to the weather) a pass can be closed.
丷 coming outThis component is often understood as "something coming out".
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 Vocabulary

并联 bìng lián  parallel connection
阿联酋长国 ā lián qiú zhǎng guó  United Arab Emirates
联体别墅 lián tǐ bié shù  townhouse
联合会 lián hé huì  federation
串联 chuàn lián  to establish ties or contact; in series connection (electricity)
联络 lián luò  communication; to get in touch with; to contact; connection (math.)
联盟 lián méng  alliance; union; coalition
苏联 Sū lián  Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
联结 lián jié  to bind; to tie; to link
联系 lián xì  connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
联合国 Lián hé guó  United Nations
联合国 Lián hé guó  

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