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恋

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to feel attached to; to long for; to love

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
10
Radical
心 +6
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
恋
Common rank
#1,128
Unicode
U+604B

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Formation & memory

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How 恋 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 meaning “heart” + 亦 sound ( yì )

Components 亦 心

How to remember it

be enamored of · Heisig RSH #1494

apple + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 恋

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 亦 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
亦 sound part 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