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lián

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lián Meaning

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

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About lián

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

lián

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of lián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄粦

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

lín

Explanation

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

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Words with lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
可怜 kělián pitiful可憐
怜悯 lián mǐn pity憐憫
lián to pity 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

lián Decomposition & Compounds

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