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怜 lián to pity

How to remember 怜: 忄 heart + 令 command = to pity. The young recruit's heart sinks at every shouted command, and even the tough sergeant begins to pity him.

  • 1,599. most frequent character
  • HSK 6
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 心

Component breakdown

怜 = 忄 heart + 令 command

  • 忄 heart
  • 令 command
The Gushi story

The young recruit's heart sinks at every shouted command, and even the tough sergeant begins to pity him.

How it is used

  • Carries the sense 'to pity/sympathize', rarely standalone in modern speech. Its anchor word is 可怜 (kělián) pitiful/pathetic - 那孩子真可怜 (nà háizi zhēn kělián) that child is really pitiable.
  • Also 怜惜 (liánxī) to feel tender pity for, 怜悯 (liánmǐn) compassion. The 忄 (heart) radical signals it's an emotion word.

Words with 怜

Example sentences

  • 他很可怜。 Tā hěn kělián.He is very pitiful.