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

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鏈 (链)

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

側鏈

cè liàn

side chain (used in classifying amino acids)

單鏈

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)

掉鏈子

diào liàn zi

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

災害鏈

zāi hài liàn

series of calamities; disaster following on disaster

food chain

decay chain

link; hyperlink; URL

keychain

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

防滑鏈

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 單鏈)

外部鏈接

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)

數據鏈路層

shù jù liàn lù céng

data link layer

豬鏈球菌病

zhū liàn qiú jūn bìng

streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)

網路鏈接層

wǎng lù liàn jiē céng

network link layer

資料鏈結層

zī liào liàn jié céng

data link layer

邏輯鏈路控制

luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì

logical link control; LLC

數據鏈路連接標識

shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

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