lián

Traditional: 怜

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Translation

pity, sympathise (bound)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 怜

Examples

That puppy is pitiful.

He is pitiful.

I really pity him.

I feel great pity for this child.

māo

He pities that little cat.

怜 (lián) means to pity, the second half of 可怜 (kělián, pitiful) and 怜悯 (liánmǐn, pity).

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This word is part of lesson 107.