链 - liàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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链 (鏈)

liàn

Definition

chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

chain

link (on a website)

chain

chain hydrocarbon

chain link

throwing the hammer (athletics event)

link

linked list

link

chain saw

streptococcus (genus of bacteria)

link layer

chain reaction

liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng

chain reaction of nuclear fission

侧链

cè liàn

side chain (used in classifying amino acids)

单链

dān liàn

single chain; refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA

double stranded

chain bracelet

zip fastener ; zip; fly(s); zipper

drag chain; tow

carbon chain

peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)

iron chain

hinge

chains; shackles

anchor chain

necklace

necklace

supply chain

supply chain

chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)

掉链子

diào liàn zi

to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up

灾害链

zāi hài liàn

series of calamities; disaster following on disaster

food chain

decay chain

keychain

hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)

防滑链

fáng huá liàn

snow chain (for a vehicle tire)

food chain

double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA 单链)

外部链接

wài bù liàn jiē

external link (on website)

data link

pig streptococcus; streptococcus suis

carbon chain fiber

hyperlink (in HTML)

dynamic-link library (DLL); shared library (computing)

数据链路层

shù jù liàn lù céng

data link layer

猪链球菌病

zhū liàn qiú jūn bìng

streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)

网路链接层

wǎng lù liàn jiē céng

network link layer

资料链结层

zī liào liàn jié céng

data link layer

速链条快扣

sù liàn tiáo kuài kòu

quick link (bicycle chain)

逻辑链路控制

luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì

logical link control; LLC

数据链路连接标识

shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

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