Keyword
to pity
- to sympathize with
- Frequency
- #1747
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
忄 (heart) gives the meaning and 令 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
可怜
pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
怜悯
to take pity on; pity; mercy
怜
to pity
可怜虫
pitiful creature; wretch
可怜兮兮
miserable; wretched
怜惜
to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
怜爱
to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb
同病相怜
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
爱怜
to show tenderness; to coo over; affection
可怜巴巴
pathetic; pitiful
摇尾乞怜
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel
楚楚可怜
(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
乞怜
to beg for pity
怜香惜玉
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
哀怜
to feel compassion for; to pity
顾影自怜
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected
怜恤
to take pity; to show compassion
可怜见
(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb