Character
| HSK | 4 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 1599th character |
| RADICAL | ⼼ (61.5) |
| STROKES | 8 |
| INDEX # | 1270 |
| TRADITIONAL | 憐 |
pity, sympathize
HSK 4
#1599
DEFINITIONS
| 怜 lián |
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STROKES
WORDS
| 可怜 kě lián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on |
| 怜悯 lián mǐn | to take pity on; pity; mercy |
| 可怜虫 kě lián chóng | pitiful creature; wretch |
| 同病相怜 tóng bìng xiāng lián | fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company |
| 乞怜 qǐ lián | to beg for pity |
| 可怜巴巴 kě lián bā bā | pathetic; pitiful |
| 怜惜 lián xī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward |
| 怜爱 lián ài | to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb |
| 爱怜 ài lián | to show tenderness; to coo over; affection |
| 怜恤 lián xù | to take pity; to show compassion |
| 哀怜 āi lián | to feel compassion for; to pity on; to feel sorry for |
| 乞哀告怜 qǐ āi gào lián | begging for pity and asking for help (idiom) |
| 可怜兮兮 kě lián xī xī | miserable; wretched |
| 可怜见 kě lián jiàn | (coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb |
| 惜香怜玉 xī xiāng lián yù | see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4] |
| 怜香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù | to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) |
| 求怜经 qiú lián jīng | Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass); Miserere nobis; Lord have mercy upon us |
| 由怜生爱 yóu lián shēng ài | to develop love for sb out of pity for them |
| 自艾自怜 zì ài zì lián | to feel sorry for oneself |
| 顾影自怜 gù yǐng zì lián | lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected |
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