懂中文 Dong Chinese

戀

liàn

to long for, love

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components
䜌 sound component

䜌  Sound component

luán

  

tie together

心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

恋 (戀) 

liàn

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

Most common words with 戀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

同性恋

homosexuality

恋爱

(romantic) love

恋

to love

失恋

to lose one's love

恋人

lover