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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).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

恋 liàn
love; to yearn for, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
恋
恋 liàn
love; to yearn for, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reluctant”

WordPinyinMeaning
勉强 (勉強)miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恋恋.

WordPinyinMeaning
同性恋 (同性戀)tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person
恋爱 (戀愛)liàn ài(romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng)
恋人 (戀人)liàn rénlover; sweetheart
迷恋 (迷戀)mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by
恋情 (戀情)liàn qíngromantic love
初恋 (初戀)chū liànfirst 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.

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