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可怜

Traditional: 可憐

kě lián

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 4

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kě lián · ho2 lin4 (Jyutping)

  1. pitiful
  2. pathetic
  3. to have pity on

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

可

Meaning
may, can, -able; possibly
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻丁口
Cangjie
MNR
Four-corner
1062.0

怜

Meaning
pity, sympathize
Radical
忄
Strokes
8
Components
⿰忄令
Cangjie
POII
Four-corner
9803.7

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