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Character #982 · The First 1000

lián

pitiful

to pity

Strokes
815
TraditionalSimplified
憐 怜
Poster cell
B36
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • kělián pitiful
  • liánxī to take pity on
  • àilián to show tenderness
  • lián'ài to have tender affection for
  • āilián to feel compassion for
  • liánxù to take pity
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 怜憐

Write 怜憐 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lián, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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03 千字海报
Cell B36 · 28 × 36 grid

怜憐 is #982 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 怜 mean in English?
怜 (lián) means "pitiful": to pity.
How do you pronounce 怜?
怜 is pronounced lián in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧㄢˊ.
How many strokes does 怜 have?
The simplified form, 怜, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 憐, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 怜?
The traditional form of 怜 is 憐. 怜 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 憐 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 怜?
Common words that use 怜 include 可怜 (kělián, pitiful), 怜惜 (liánxī, to take pity on), 爱怜 (àilián, to show tenderness), 怜爱 (lián'ài, to have tender affection for).
How common is 怜?
怜 is number 982 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell B36 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.