liàn

to feel attached to

to long for; to love

phonetic (亦) + heart (心) = deep longing and attachment

亦 contributes the sound liàn rather than a meaning here. The heart radical anchors everything: this is a feeling that grips and holds, a longing that lives in the chest.

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AlsoPhonetic
HeartSemantic

他很留老家的生活。

tā hěn liú liàn lǎo jiā de shēng huó。

He feels very attached to life in his hometown.

她离开那座城市后,心里一直眷着那里的一切。

tā lí kāi nà zuò chéng shì hòu,xīn lǐ yī zhí juàn liàn zhe nà lǐ de yī qiè。

After she left that city, she kept longing for everything there in her heart.

Words with 恋

恋歌

liàn gē

love song

双性恋

shuāng xìng liàn

bisexual

驽马恋栈

nú mǎ liàn zhàn

lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)

驽马恋栈豆

nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu

see 駑馬戀棧|驽马恋栈[nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4]

黄昏恋

huáng hūn liàn

fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple

三角恋爱

sān jiǎo liàn ài

love triangle

依恋

yī liàn

to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to

初恋

chū liàn

first love

初恋感觉

chū liàn gǎn jué

feelings of first love

同性恋

tóng xìng liàn

homosexuality

同性恋恐惧症

tóng xìng liàn kǒng jù zhèng

homophobia

同性恋者

tóng xìng liàn zhě

homosexual

More characters with 亦