怜
to pity
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,323 U+601C
How 怜 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 令 (phonetic, lìng)
How to remember it
pity · Heisig RSH #2439
state of mind + 令 orders
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 令
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 令 (lìng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 令 sound component | lìng | command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause |
| 领 | lǐng | neck, collar; lead, guide |
| 冷 | lěng | cold, cool; lonely |
| 零 | líng | zero; fragment, fraction |
| 岭 | lǐng | mountain ridge, mountain peak |
| 邻 | lín | neighbor; neighborhood |
| 龄 | líng | age; years |
| 铃 | líng | small bell |
| 伶 | líng | clever; lonely, solitary |
| 玲 | líng | the tinkling of jewelry |
| 羚 | líng | a species of antelope |
| 鸰 | líng | lark, wagtail; Motacilla species (various) |
| 苓 | líng | fungus, tuber; licorice |
| 蛉 | líng | dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae |
| 呤 | lìng | purine |
| 囹 | líng | prison, enclosure |
| 拎 | līn | to lift, to haul, to take |
| 翎 | líng | plume, tail feathers |
| 聆 | líng | to hear, to listen |
Words containing 怜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可怜巴巴 | kě lián bā bā | pathetic; pitiful |
| 同病相怜 | tóng bìng xiāng lián | fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company |
| 由怜生爱 | yóu lián shēng ài | to develop love for sb out of pity for them |
| 自艾自怜 | zì yì zì lián | (idiom) to feel sorry for oneself |
| 可怜见 | kě lián jiàn | (coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb |
| 可怜虫 | kě lián chóng | pitiful creature; wretch |
| 顾影自怜 | gù yǐng zì lián | lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejecte… |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on |
| 惜香怜玉 | xī xiāng lián yù | see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4] |
| 怜香惜玉 | lián xiāng xī yù | to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) |
| 爱怜 | ài lián | to show tenderness; to coo over; affection |
| 怜爱 | lián ài | to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb |
| 楚楚可怜 | chǔ chǔ kě lián | (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable |
| 摇尾乞怜 | yáo wěi qǐ lián | lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. t… |
| 乞哀告怜 | qǐ āi gào lián | begging for pity and asking for help (idiom) |
| 哀怜 | āi lián | to feel compassion for; to pity |
| 怜惜 | lián xī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward |
| 怜恤 | lián xù | to take pity; to show compassion |
| 乞怜 | qǐ lián | to beg for pity |
| 可怜兮兮 | kě lián xī xī | miserable; wretched |