Ideographic: A curtain 巾 at the entrance to a cave 穴Radical:

meaning for lián:

  • - flag used as a shop sign
  • - variant of 帘
  • - hanging screen or curtainwindow curtainseyes (in literature)
  • - eyesightlit. to govern from behind the curtain
  • - to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)hanging screen
  • - curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)roll-up door