Chinese symbol for “yearning”
眷恋
juàn liàn
Traditional: 眷戀
to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning
The closest CC-CEDICT match for yearning is 眷恋 (juàn liàn), defined as: to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 眷恋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眷顾 (眷顧) | juàn gù | to care for; to show concern for |
| 眷属 (眷屬) | juàn shǔ | family member; husband and wife |
| 家眷 | jiā juàn | one's wife and children |
| 侨眷 (僑眷) | qiáo juàn | family members of nationals residing abroad |
| 女眷 | nǚ juàn | the females in a family; womenfolk |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “yearning”.
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.