憐
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lián · to pity, to sympathize with

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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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忄Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 憐

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Example sentences

Notice where 憐 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ jué dé tā yì diǎn yě bù kě lián.我覺得她一點也不可憐。

I don't feel sorry for her.

Source: Tatoeba #10278322 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà kě lián de háizi kuài è sǐ le.那可憐的孩子快餓死了。

The poor child was on the verge of starvation.

Source: Tatoeba #1223762 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhēn kě lián.你真可憐。

It must suck to be you.

Source: Tatoeba #7832864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě lián kě lián wǒ ba!可憐可憐我吧!

Have pity on me.

Source: Tatoeba #10820408 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè kě lián de nǚ hái xiā le.這可憐的女孩瞎了。

The poor girl went blind.

Source: Tatoeba #778726 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fàng guò nà gè kě lián rén.放過那個可憐人。

Leave the poor guy alone.

Source: Tatoeba #13754411 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 憐 in context

  1. Say lián, then recall the core meaning: to pity, to sympathize with.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 憐 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.