可怜 kělián Poor

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Traditional: 可憐

Stroke order

可怜 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

可怜 — the Chinese character for Poor (kělián), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 可怜 — Poor

可 — 5 strokes
怜 — 8 strokes

Senses

pitiful
pathetic
to have pity on

Characters in 可怜

可 kě — (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
怜 lián — to pity

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

那只小狗看起来很可怜。Nà zhī xiǎo gǒu kàn qǐlái hěn kělián.That little dog looks pitiful.
他很可怜那个没有家的孩子。Tā hěn kělián nàge méiyǒu jiā de háizi.He feels sorry for that child who has no home.

Related words

可怜 is pronounced kělián and means “Poor”.

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