憐 (lin4 | lian2) : sympathize; love tenderly

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憐

lin4

lian2

[1] sympathize with; have pity/compassion for
[2] love tenderly; highly value sb; care for

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

憐 / 怜

This word has been viewed 3853 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jul 2011 14:25

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可憐 ho2 lin4 ke3 lian2 = pitiful; pity; sympathy

愛憐 oi3 lin4 ai4 lian2 = show tender affection for

憐憫 lin4 man5 lian2 min3 = take pity on

哀憐 oi1 lin4 ai1 lian2 = feel compassion for; pity

自憐自艾 zi6 lin4 zi6 ngaai6 zi4 lian2 zi4 ai4 = self-pity

自憐 zi6 lin4 zi4 lian2 = self-pity

憐恤 lin4 seot1 = compassionate help

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Decimal representation of this word: 憐
Unicode code for this character: U+6190 (off-site link)

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