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怜 lián

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怜 lián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lián | lian2
English translation
to pity
to pity, to sympathize with

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About 怜 lián

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

憐 lián

Contains the radical

忄 xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 怜 lián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰忄令

Semantic compound

忄 xīn

Phonetic compound

令 Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 xīn represents the meaning and 令 Líng represents the sound. Simplified form of 憐 lián .

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Example sentences using 怜 lián

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这 zhè 可怜 kělián 的 de 孩子 háizi 闻 Wén 到 dào 了 le 香喷喷 xiāng pēn pēn 的 de 肉 ròu 味 wèi .

The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.

住 zhù 在 zài 贫民窟 pín mín kū 里 lǐ 的 de 这些 zhè xiē 人 rén 生活 shēnghuó 多 duō 可怜 kělián 呀 ya !

What a wretched existence these people lead in the slums!

可怜 kělián 的 de 小 xiǎo 狗 gǒu 又 yòu 瘦 shòu 又 yòu 饿 è .

The poor little dog was very thin and hungry.

我 wǒ 看见 kànjiàn 这株可怜 kělián 的 de 小 xiǎo 东西 dōngxī 弯 wān 倒 dǎo 在 zài 地 de .

I found the slender young thing bent to the earth.

当 dāng 老 lǎo 恩 ēn 萧 xiāo 发现 fāxiàn 他 tā 的 de 儿子 érzi 这样 zhè yàng 虐待 nüèdài 他 tā 所谓 suǒ wèi 的 de 可怜 kělián 的 de 孤儿 gū ér 时 shí , 这种 zhè zhǒng 逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu 使 shǐ 老恩萧 xiāo 冒火 mào huǒ 了 le .

This endurance made old Earnshaw furious, when he discovered his son persecuting the poor, fatherless child, as he called

Words with 怜 lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
可怜 kělián pitiful可憐
怜悯 lián mǐn pity憐憫
怜 lián to pity憐 lián
可怜虫 kě lián chóng wretch可憐蟲
怜惜 lián xī to take pity on憐惜
怜爱 lián aì to love tenderly憐愛
同病相怜 tóng bìng xiāng lián fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company同病相憐
可怜巴巴 kě lián bā bā pathetic可憐巴巴
爱怜 aì lián to coo over愛憐
怜香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)憐香惜玉
乞怜 qǐ lián to beg for pity乞憐
顾影自怜 gù yǐng zì lián fig. alone and dejected顧影自憐
哀怜 aī lián to pity on哀憐
怜恤 lián xù to take pity憐恤
惜香怜玉 xī xiāng lián yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)惜香憐玉
乞哀告怜 qǐ aī gào lián begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)乞哀告憐

怜 lián Decomposition & Compounds

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怜 lián Decomposition

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