戀

liàn

love; long for, yearn for; love

How to write 戀, stroke by stroke

to feel attached to; to long for; to love

Pictophonetic: semantic 心 (heart), phonetic 䜌

Made of 䜌 + 心

同性戀tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person; gay love
戀愛liàn ài(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
談戀愛tán liàn àito be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
戀人liàn rénlover; sweetheart
迷戀mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
初戀chū liànfirst love
戀情liàn qíngromantic love
失戀shī liànto lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
暗戀àn liànto be secretly in love with
留戀liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
異性戀yì xìng liànheterosexuality; heterosexual love
自戀zì liànnarcissism

他媽媽不知道他是同性戀。
tā mā mā bù zhī dào tā shì tóng xìng liàn 。
His mother doesn't know he's gay.
這是我的初戀。
zhè shì wǒ de chū liàn 。
This is my first love.
我喜歡看女同性戀色情片。
wǒ xǐ huān kàn nǚ tóng xìng liàn sè qíng piàn 。
I like watching lesbian porn.
他失戀了，所以便嘗試自殺。
tā shī liàn le ， suǒ yǐ biàn cháng shì zì shā 。
He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
聽起來像是我戀愛了嗎？
tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì wǒ liàn ài le má ？
Do I sound in love?