可怜
可憐kě lián
adjectiveHSK 6
pitiful, poor
Character Breakdown
可
kě
can, may
Radical: 口Strokes: 5
丁spike
口mouth
怜
lián
to pity, to sympathize
Radical: 忄Strokes: 8
忄soul
令command
Example Sentences
那只流浪猫看起来很可怜。
Nà zhī liúlàng māo kàn qǐlai hěn kělián.
That stray cat looks very pitiful.
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