怜 (lián): To pity — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0:Recognition 6

HSK 3.0Recognition 6

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

HSK 3.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Create practice sheets for free

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

Writing PracticePractice HSK and saved words

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Flashcard ReviewSRS review for HSK and custom decks

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

View All Tools

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

1.

Animated Stroke Order 怜

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

62 learners practiced this

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 怜

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

怜

忄heart

令order

怜=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 怜

怜 handwriting practice worksheet preview

Download PDF

5.

How to Use 怜

Compassion and Pity

Words containing 怜 relate to feeling sorry for someone or showing compassion.

HSK 4

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

duì对

qióng穷

rén人

chōng充

mǎn满

lián

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

忄heart

+令order

The heart (忄) feels for the order (令) of things — to pity or sympathize with someone's situation.

kě可

lián怜

pitiful; to have pity on

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lián怜

xī惜

Pity / Feel sorry for

怜

mǐn悯

zhī之

xīn心

。

He is full of compassion for the poor.

Bié别

cháo嘲

xiào笑

nà那

gè个

kě可

lián怜

chóng虫

，

tā他

xū需

yào要

bāng帮

zhù助

。

Don't mock that pathetic person; he needs help.

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.

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.

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.

Related Characters

Explore characters by relationship

Same Sound

Characters pronounced "lian".

View all "lian" characters →

Same Radical

Characters with radical "忄".

View all "忄" radical characters →