恋
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to feel attached to; to long for; to love
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,128 U+604B
How 恋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 亦 (phonetic, yì)
How to remember it
be enamored of · Heisig RSH #1494
apple + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 亦
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 亦 (yì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亦 sound component | yì | also, too; likewise |
| 迹 | jì | trace, sign, mark, footprint |
| 奕 | yì | abundant; ordered, in sequence |
| 栾 | luán | varnish tree; surname |
| 弈 | yì | Chinese chess |
Words containing 恋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生无可恋 | shēng wú kě liàn | (Internet slang) nothing left to live for |
| 异性恋主义 | yì xìng liàn zhǔ yì | heterosexism |
| 同性恋者 | tóng xìng liàn zhě | homosexual; gay person |
| 性物恋 | xìng wù liàn | (sexual) fetishism |
| 三角恋爱 | sān jiǎo liàn ài | love triangle |
| 同性恋 | tóng xìng liàn | homosexuality; gay person; gay love |
| 三角恋 | sān jiǎo liàn | love triangle |
| 恋母情结 | liàn mǔ qíng jié | Oedipus complex |
| 双性恋 | shuāng xìng liàn | bisexual; bisexuality |
| 异地恋 | yì dì liàn | long-distance romance; long-distance relationship |
| 异性恋 | yì xìng liàn | heterosexuality; heterosexual love |
| 恋旧情结 | liàn jiù qíng jié | dwelling on the past; difficulty in adapting to changes |
| 恋人 | liàn rén | lover; sweetheart |
| 自恋 | zì liàn | narcissism |
| 恋家 | liàn jiā | home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life; to begrudge being away from home |
| 恋物 | liàn wù | (sexual) fetishism |
| 相恋 | xiāng liàn | to love each other |
| 恋父情结 | liàn fù qíng jié | Electra complex |
| 明恋 | míng liàn | (slang) to openly express or pursue romantic interest in sb (as opposed to 暗戀|暗恋[an4 lian4… |
| 恋情 | liàn qíng | romantic love |