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恋爱

Traditional: 戀愛

liàn ài

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 5

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liàn ài · lyun2 oi3 (Jyutping)

  1. (romantic) love
  2. CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]
  3. in love
  4. to have an affair

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

恋

Meaning
love; long for, yearn for; love
Radical
心
Strokes
10
Components
⿱亦心
Cangjie
YCP
Four-corner
0033.3

爱

Meaning
love, be fond of, like
Radical
爫
Strokes
10
Components
⿱⿱爫冖友
Cangjie
BBKE
Four-corner
2040

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