hyphen
🇺🇸
/ˈhaɪfn/
🇬🇧
/ˈhaɪfn/
a short line (-) used to connect words or parts of words
Use a hyphen to join two words together, like in 'mother-in-law'.
使用连字符连接两个单词,如“mother-in-law”(岳母)。