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The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ěr, ear) and 絲 (sī, silk threads), originally depicting threads passing through ears to visualize connecting things in a line. The modern form 联 replaces the silk component with 关 (guān), a separate character meaning frontier pass or to close, simplifying the structure while losing the silk imagery. Its core meaning is to ally, join, or connect separate entities into a unified group, applying to both physical links and abstract associations.
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我们保持联系。
他们联合起来。
学校举办联欢会。
这让我联想到过去。
两个国家结成联盟。
通过互联网，我们可以联系世界。
如果没有联系，我们会失去机会。
在联合国的框架下，各国加强合作与联系。