Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.
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变 transform (simp)孌 docile (trad)孿 twins (alt) (trad)巒 pointed (trad)彎 curved (trad)攣 crooked (trad)欒 name of tree (trad)臠 small lump of meat (trad)蠻 barbaric (trad)變 change (trad)鑾 bells hung on horse (trad)鸞 fabulous bird (trad)寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration
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戀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恋 / 戀 [liàn]
to feel attached to; to long for; to love
Japanese
(romantic) love
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CHINESE WORDS (62)
同性恋 [tóngxìngliàn] #944
homosexuality
恋爱 [liàn'ài] #2,273
(romantic) love
失恋 [shīliàn] #15,428
to lose one's love
恋人 [liànrén] #7,059
lover
初恋 [chūliàn] #7,534
first love
迷恋 [míliàn] #6,341
to be infatuated with
恋情 [liànqíng] #7,650
romantic love
留恋 [liúliàn] #13,496
reluctant to leave
热恋 [rèliàn] #16,869
to fall head over heels in love
爱恋 [àiliàn] #20,320
in love with
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)