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liàn

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liàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liàn | lian4
English translation
love; to yearn for, to long for

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About liàn

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

liàn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of liàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

䜌心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

luán

Explanation

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

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Words with liàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
同性恋 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality同性戀
恋爱 liànài (romantic) love戀愛
liàn to love liàn
失恋 shī liàn to lose one's love失戀
恋人 liàn rén lover戀人
初恋 chū liàn first love初戀
迷恋 mí liàn to indulge in迷戀
恋情 liàn qíng romantic love戀情
留恋 liúliàn reluctant to leave留戀
热恋 rè liàn to be passionately in love熱戀
爱恋 aì liàn in love with愛戀
相恋 xiāng liàn to love each other相戀
依恋 yī liàn to cling to依戀
眷恋 juàn liàn to miss眷戀
早恋 zǎo liàn puppy love早戀
婚外恋 hūn wài liàn extramarital affair婚外戀
婚恋 hūn liàn love and marriage婚戀
恋恋不舍 liàn liàn bù shě reluctant to part戀戀不捨
网恋 wǎng liàn cyberdate網戀
贪恋 tān liàn to cling to貪戀
单恋 dān liàn unrequited love單戀
恋家 liàn jiā home-loving戀家
移情别恋 yí qíng bié liàn to fall in love with sb else移情別戀
同性恋者 tóng xìng liàn zhě homosexual同性戀者
恋旧 liàn jiù nostalgia戀舊

liàn Decomposition & Compounds

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