戀
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liàn · love

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23Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 戀

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Example sentences

Notice where 戀 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì wǒ de chū liàn.這是我的初戀。

This is my first love.

Source: Tatoeba #679403 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì tóng xìng liàn, dàn shì wǒ xǐ huān hé nán de yì qǐ zì wèi.我不是同性戀,但是我喜歡和男的一起自慰。

I'm not gay, but I like to masturbate with other males.

Source: Tatoeba #5941916 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yí dìng yào huó zài dāng xià, bù néng zǒng shì liú liàn guò qù.你一定要活在當下,不能總是留戀過去。

You must live in the present, not in the past.

Source: Tatoeba #344952 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mā mā bù zhī dào tā shì tóng xìng liàn.他媽媽不知道他是同性戀。

His mother doesn't know he's gay.

Source: Tatoeba #10280083 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì wǒ liàn ài le má?聽起來像是我戀愛了嗎?

Does it sound like I'm in love?

Source: Tatoeba #887853 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xǐ huān kàn nǚ tóng xìng liàn sè qíng piàn.我喜歡看女同性戀色情片。

I like watching lesbian porn.

Source: Tatoeba #777077 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 戀 in context

  1. Say liàn, then recall the core meaning: love.
  2. Write all 23 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 戀 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.