Radical 耳

12 strokes

聯

ear 耳 (88a) + switch off 关 (372) = connect 联

[联合 (347) liánhé unite, get together]

(The bomb disposal expert has been called to deal with an old unexploded bomb) He puts his ear to the casing until he hears the mechanism switch off, then he can connect up the two wires to make it safe. / Two fairies fly in with a bowl of lentil soup (to relax with, afterwards).