The Chinese Radical: 连


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Meaning
connect    连

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
to link, join, connect, continuously, including
lián
Left: movement 辶, right: vehicle 车 (=車 cart with axle丨 load-area 日 and two wheels 二)
Vehicles and 'movement' are linked.  
HSK 5
chain
liàn
Left: metal 钅/金, right: link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车/車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked)
These [parts of] metal are linked as a chain.  
no HSK
lotus
lián
Top: growing plant 艹, below: link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车/車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked.)
The plant (which floats on the water), but is connected (to the ground) is the: lotus.  
no HSK
vessel used to hold grain offerings
liǎn
Left: king, jade 王, right: link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车/車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked.)
To the king we are linked through vessels of offerings.  
no HSK
ripple, tearful, flowing water, weeping
lián
Left: water 氵, right: to link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车/車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked.)
Water can combine to rippling waves or weeping.  

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