联络
liánluò · HSK 5
contact
📞 联 = connect/unite + 络 = net/network; 'connect to the network' = make contact
联 means to join or unite (think 联合 'union'); 络 means net or web (as in 网络 'network'). Together: linking into a network — to contact, get in touch, liaise with someone.
络 — silk radical 糹 + 各 (each, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: the silk radical 糹 gives the meaning 'thread' or 'net', while 各 supplies the sound. Originally referring to fibers twisted into a net or web, it extended to mean 'network', 'to wind around', and by metaphor the body's meridians and connections.