恋
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liàn · love

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 恋

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liànWords pronounced liàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 恋 sits in each complete thought.

Bù, zhí dào xiàn zài tā dōu méi yǒu liàn ài guò.不,直到现在她都没有恋爱过。

No, until now she has never fallen in love.

Source: Tatoeba #1743568 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng gè liàn rén fā shì yǒng yuǎn xiāng ài.两个恋人发誓永远相爱。

The two lovers swore to love each other for eternity.

Source: Tatoeba #9953359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì yí gè liàn jiā de rén.我不是一个恋家的人。

I am not homesick.

Source: Tatoeba #1426431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zì liàn shì wèi le gèng zì xìn.自恋是为了更自信。

Narcissism means 'to be more confident'.

Source: Tatoeba #2482700 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tōu tōu dān liàn tā men.我偷偷单恋他们。

I'm secretly in a one-sided love with them.

Source: Tatoeba #4878733 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù, tā cóng méi liàn ài guò.不,她从没恋爱过。

No, she has never fallen in love.

Source: Tatoeba #429171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 恋 in context

  1. Say liàn, then recall the core meaning: love.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 失恋 (shī liàn), meaning “to lose one's love”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 恋 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.