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爱恋 (ài liàn) — to be in love with; to feel deeply attached to

Definition

A literary/emotional verb for being in love or deeply attached — stronger and more romantic than the everyday 爱 (àilove).

verb
to be in love withto feel deeply attached to

Examples

  • 爱恋。
    Tā yì zhí zài ài liàn zhe nà piàn tǔ dì.
    He has always been deeply attached to that land.
  • 爱恋。
    Wǒ shēn shēn de ài liàn zhe wǒ de jiā rén.
    I deeply love my family.
  • 爱恋，。
    Tā men bǐ cǐ ài liàn, què bù gǎn biǎo bái.
    They are in love with each other but dare not confess.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

爱àilove
恋liànattachment

Love and attachment: 爱 and 恋 are parallel feelings of deep affection.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 愛; 爱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
旡
旡jì愛ài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 愛, an older shape paired 心 (heart) with 旡 as its sound part; later a foot-like 夊 was added below. The simplified 爱 is a later variant that replaces the lower part with 友.

Open 爱 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戀; 恋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
䜌
䜌䜌戀liàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 戀 pairs 心 (heart) with 䜌 as a sound part; 恋 is a later simplified form.

Open 恋 →
Appears in
Emotions & FeelingsRomance & Marriage

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