liàn

love

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亦 simplified component

  Simplified component

  

also

Shorthand of the phonetic component in the traditional character .

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

恋 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
恋 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恋 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

liàn

love; long for, yearn for; to feel attached to; to long for; to love

Most common words with 恋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

同性恋

homosexuality

恋爱

(romantic) love

to love

失恋

to lose one's love

恋人

lover