株连

Traditional form:

株連

Pinyin (reading):

zhūlián

Definitions:

• to involve others (in a crime)
• guilt by association

Characters:

• 株 - root, stump; measure word for trees
• 连 - to join, to connect; continuous; even

Traditional characters:

• 株 - root, stump; measure word for trees
• 連 - to join, to connect; continuous; even