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

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Stroke Order Diagrams 怜

怜 stroke order diagram

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Character Breakdown

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怜=忄heart+令order

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

4.

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HSK Vocabulary: 怜

HSK words that contain this character.

可怜

kě lián

pitiful; to have pity on

怜惜

lián xī

Pity / Feel sorry for

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 怜 is used in context

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.

mǔ母

qīn亲

lián怜

ài爱

dì地

fǔ抚

mō摸

zhe着

hái

nà那

zhī只

liú流

làng浪

gǒu狗

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

Information

Pinyinlián

Meaningto pity

Strokes8

Radical忄

Traditional憐

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1651

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+601C

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孩

zi子

de的

tóu头

。

The mother tenderly stroked the child's head.

kě可

lián怜

。

That stray dog looks very pitiful.

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