Chinese symbol for “reluctant”
恋恋
liàn liàn
Traditional: 戀戀
reluctant (to leave, to let go etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reluctant is 恋恋 (liàn liàn), defined as: reluctant (to leave, to let go etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “reluctant”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恋恋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同性恋 (同性戀) | tóng xìng liàn | homosexuality; gay person |
| 恋爱 (戀愛) | liàn ài | (romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng) |
| 恋人 (戀人) | liàn rén | lover; sweetheart |
| 迷恋 (迷戀) | mí liàn | to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by |
| 恋情 (戀情) | liàn qíng | romantic love |
| 初恋 (初戀) | chū liàn | first love |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reluctant”.
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.