怜 lián
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 令 command, decree, order
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怜惜
liánxī
to take pity on; to cherish
Characters in this word
惜 xī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他并不希望别人怜惜自己，只希望伤残经历能促成更公平的制度。 Tā bìng bù xīwàng biérén liánxī zìjǐ, zhǐ xīwàng shāngcán jīnglì néng cùchéng gèng gōngpíng de zhìdù. He does not want others to pity him; he only hopes his experience of disability can help bring about a fairer system.
- 看到小猫冻得发抖，她心里充满了怜惜。 Kàndào xiǎo māo dòng de fādǒu, tā xīn lǐ chōngmǎn le liánxī. Seeing the kitten trembling with cold, she was filled with tender pity.
- 他很怜惜年迈的母亲，每天下班都去看她。 Tā hěn liánxī niánmài de mǔqīn, měi tiān xiàbān dōu qù kàn tā. He cares tenderly for his aged mother and visits her every day after work.
Related words
- 可怜 kělián pitiful; to pity
- 可惜 kěxī it is a pity
- 珍惜 zhēnxī to cherish
- 爱惜 àixī to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
- 不惜 bùxī not to hesitate to; not to begrudge
- 惋惜 wǎnxī to regret; to feel sorry
- 绅士 shēnshì gentleman; gentlemanly
- 人情 rénqíng human feelings; favour; social obligation
- 诺言 nuòyán promise; pledge
- 纽带 niǔdài bond; link; tie
- 深情厚谊 shēnqínghòuyì deep affection and profound friendship
- 情谊 qíngyì friendship; affection; bond