可怜

可怜 kělián

可怜 kělián Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 可怜 kělián .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kělián | ke3 lian2
English translation
pitiful
pathetic
to have pity on

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About 可怜 kělián

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Traditional form

可憐

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 可怜 kělián

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

The right component is a pictograph of an axe handle, now written as (kē). kǒu (mouth) was added later to indicate that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

Phonetic compound

kǒu

Semantic compound

Dīng

Positional decomposition

丁口

Number of Strokes

5
lián

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Líng

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄令

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 可怜 kělián

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zhè zhǐ 可怜 kělián de māo zài 汽车 qì chē bèi Guān le 整夜 zhěng yè .

The poor cat has been enclosed in the garage all night.

shì 可怜 kělián de lǎo 母亲 mǔqīn de 唯一 wéiyī 赡养 shàn yǎng zhě .

He is the only support that his poor old mother has.

听说 tīng shuō 可怜 kělián de lǎo 查理 le !

I hear poor old Charlie has kicked off!

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

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

māo miāo miāo de jiào 可怜 kělián .

The cat miaowed pitifully.

可怜 kělián Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 可怜 kělián and their own compounds.

可怜 kělián Compounds

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