Chinese symbol for “obsession”
热衷
rè zhōng
Traditional: 熱衷
to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obsession is 热衷 (rè zhōng), defined as: to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obsession”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 过度关怀 (過度關懷) | guò dù guān huái | obsession; excessive concern |
| 强迫观念 (強迫觀念) | qiǎng pò guān niàn | compelling notion; obsession |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 热衷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 (熱烈) | rè liè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 热带 (熱帶) | rè dài | the tropics; tropical |
| 热门 (熱門) | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 热点 (熱點) | rè diǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
| 初衷 | chū zhōng | original intention |
| 衷心 | zhōng xīn | heartfelt; wholehearted |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obsession”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.