Dong Chinese dictionary

liàn

love

Simplified form of 戀. Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components

yì

also

Shorthand of the phonetic 䜌 component in the traditional character 戀.

心 Meaning component

xīn

heart

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

liàn

love; long for, yearn for; to feel attached to; to long for; to love

Most common words with 恋

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