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戀

liàn

love; long for, yearn for; love

Strokes
23
Radical
心
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 恋

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 恋, the simplified form of 戀. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我不是一个恋家的人。

    Wǒ bù shì yī gè liàn jiā de rén

    I am not homesick.

  • 我是同性恋，所以呢？

    Wǒ shì tóng xìng liàn suǒ yǐ ne

    I'm gay, so?

  • 不，她从没恋爱过。

    Bù tā cóng méi liàn ài guo

    No, she has never fallen in love.

  • 自恋是为了更自信。

    Zì liàn shì wèi le gèng zì xìn

    Narcissism means 'to be more confident'.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 恋

  • 恋爱liàn ài 4–4 (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
  • 留恋liú liàn 2–4 reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
  • 迷恋mí liàn 2–4 to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
  • 失恋shī liàn 1–4 to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
  • 恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shě 4–4–4–3reluctant to part