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-<WL>联(F聯) [lián] unite, join; 联系 liánxì contact
+<WL>联(F聯) [lián] unite, join/joint; 联系 liánxì contact/connection
-From 耳 (ěr) ‘ear’ and 关(𢇇). The similarity to 关(𢇇關) guān is accidental.
+This SImple form is from 耳 ěr ‘ear’ and 关; the similarity to 关(𢇇關) guān is accidental; the Full form 聯 has 𢇇 on the right.
 	“The seal has 絲 to the right, corrupted in the modern form: to string together 耳 the ears of slain enemies.” —Karlgren.
-	How gruesome! Let us say, you get in touch with people by way of their 耳 ears. You can remember 联 contains 关 by associating 关系 guānxi ‘relation, significance’ with 联系 liánxì ‘contact, relation’. Don’t confuse 联 with 连 lián ‘link, in a row, even’, which is similar in meaning.
+	How gruesome! Remember 联 contains 关 by associating 关系 guānxi ‘relation, significance’ with 联系 liánxì ‘contact, relation’.
+	Don’t confuse 联 with 连 lián; but if you do confuse them, note that these form an old 古今 ‘ancient-and-modern’ pair (in 周 times they wrote 聯, while in 汉 times they wrote 連); some old texts write 連系 for 聯系, and Shuōwén defines 聯 as 連.
 #rW.92g K.AD444 D.4.2788.13 B.219.0.01 E.0
 #c耳关
 #y lyuhn\
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