连贯
lián​guàn

coherent

连 lián connect, join, link Simplified

Depicts a carriage (车) being pulled by a person walking (辶). Simplified form of 連.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 7 verified)

莲链琏涟鲢裢梿

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

链

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

贯 guàn a string of 1000 coins Simplified

Simplified form of 貫. Depicts a string of shells (貝), which were used as currency in ancient China.

Components

毌
毌 SoundIconic component
guàn pierce through

Depicts a string through a shell (貝).

贝
贝 Iconic component
bèi sea shell

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

惯掼

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

連 lián connect, join, link Traditional

Depicts a carriage (車) being pulled by a person walking (辶).

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

蓮鏈褳漣槤鰱

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

鏈

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljenC.ra[n] [surname]
ljen[r]a[n] connect in a row

說文解字

員連也。从辵从車。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

貫 guàn a string of 1000 coins Traditional

Depicts a string of shells (貝), which were used as currency in ancient China.

Components

毌
毌 SoundIconic component
guàn pierce through

Depicts a string through a shell (貝).

貝
貝 Iconic component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (1)

實

Sound (1)

慣

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwankˤo[n] pass through the center
kwanHkˤon-s pass through the center

說文解字

《說文》：“貫，錢貝之貫。从毌、貝。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.593漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)