to pity, to feel compassion for
Animated Stroke Order 怜
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HSK Vocabulary: 怜
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 怜 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
qióng穷
rén人
chōng充
mǎn满
lián怜
mǐn悯
zhī之
xīn心
。
He is full of compassion for the poor.
2
mǔ母
qīn亲
lián怜
ài爱
dì地
fǔ抚
mō摸
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
de的
tóu头
。
The mother tenderly stroked the child's head.
3
nà那
zhī只
liú流
làng浪
gǒu狗
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
That stray dog looks very pitiful.
4
zhè这
zhǐ只
xiǎo小
māo猫
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
This little cat is very pitiful.
5
tā他
diū丢
le了
qián钱
bāo包
，
zhēn真
kě可
lián怜
。
He lost his wallet, how pitiful.
6
kàn看
dào到
nà那
xiē些
wú无
jiā家
kě可
guī归
de的
rén人
，
wǒ我
jué觉
de得
tā他
men们
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
Seeing those homeless people, I feel they are very pitiful.
7
mā妈
mā妈
lián怜
xī惜
dì地
mō摸
le了
mō摸
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
tóu头
。
Mom gently stroked the kitten's head with pity.
8
kàn看
dào到
péng朋
yǒu友
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
wǒ我
hěn很
lián怜
xī惜
tā他
。
Seeing my friend sick, I feel pity for him.
9
tā他
lián怜
xī惜
nà那
xiē些
wú无
jiā家
kě可
guī归
de的
rén人
，
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
bāng帮
zhù助
tā他
men们
。
He pities those who are homeless and often goes to help them.
Information
Traditional憐
Radical忄
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1651
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+601C
CangjieOII
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality