Definition
A single link or segment in a chain, or in heraldry, a chain depicted in segments.
Etymology
From French 'chaînon' (meaning chain link or link), derived from 'chaîne' (chain) + diminutive suffix '-on'. Borrowed into English from heraldic terminology.
Kelly Says
In heraldry, a chainon represents connectivity and strength through unity—one link alone breaks, but many linked together become unbreakable, making it a symbol that governments adopted for seals and flags.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتصل بالسلسلة
mu-tasil bis-silasilah
CACatalà
en cadena
en ka-de-na
CSČeština
v řetězu
v re-te-zu
DEDeutsch
in der Kette
in der ket-te
ELΕλληνικά
στη αλυσίδα
sti ali-si-da
ESEspañol
en cadena
en ka-deh-na
FAفارسی
به زنجیر
be zan-jir
FISuomi
ketjussa
ket-ju-ssa
FRFrançais
chaîné
sha-nay
GUGU
કેશરમાં
kesh-ar-ma-an
HAHA
a kewayar
a ke-way-ar
HEעברית
ברצועה
bar-tzu-ah
HIहिन्दी
शृंखला में
sh-rin-kha-la mein
HUMagyar
láncban
lanc-ban
IDBahasa Indonesia
dalam rantai
da-lam ran-tai
ITItaliano
in catena
in ka-teh-na
JA日本語
鎖につながっている
kusari ni tsunagatte iru
KMKM
នៅក្នុងសរសេរ
na-u-k-nung sa-ro-se
KO한국어
사슬에 연결되어
sa-seul-e yeon-geol-dae-beo
MRMR
शृंखलात
sh-rin-kha-la-at
MSBahasa Melayu
dalam rantai
da-lam ran-tai
MYမြန်မာ
αλစီး တွင်
al-si-e tu-ngin
NLNederlands
in de keten
in de ket-en
NONorsk
i kjeden
i kj-e-den
PLPolski
w łańcuchu
v van-tseh-khu
PTPortuguês
na cadeia
na kay-dey-ka
RORomână
în lanț
in lan-ts
RUРусский
в цепи
v tse-pi
SVSvenska
i kedjan
i ke-djan
SWKiswahili
katika mnyororo
ka-ti-ka m-nyo-ro-ro
TAதமிழ்
சங்கிலியில்
san-ki-liyil
TLTL
sa kadena
sa ka-de-na
TRTürkçe
zincirde
zin-chir-de
UKУкраїнська
в ланцюзі
v lantsiuzi
URاردو
چوڑی میں
chori mein
VITiếng Việt
trong chuỗi
trong chuoi
YOYO
ni ile-iṣẹ
ni i-le-i-şe
ZUZU
ezinyathelo
e-zi-nyathe-lo