憐

lián = li + an2

to pity

怜 = 令 + 忄 : Li Qingzhao (li) got a job as an official working in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She has to slay anyone wearing an imperial name tag (令) with a flail (忄), because the name tag marks them as sentenced to death. Qingzhao likes her new job because she gets to work in a bar, but still sometimes she pities (怜) her victims.

憐 character breakdown

憐
- 忄
- 粦
  - 米
    - 丷
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 舛
    - 㐄
      - 丨
      - 乛
      - 二
        
        一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 夕

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

lín = li + (e)n2

variant of 磷[lin2]

Characters with 憐 as component

憐 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 憐

pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on

to take pity on / pity / mercy

pitiful creature / wretch

fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

to beg for pity

pathetic / pitiful

to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward

to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb

to show tenderness / to coo over / affection

to take pity / to show compassion

to feel compassion for; to pity

to feel compassion for / to pity on / to feel sorry for

see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]

(coll.) pitiable / to have pity on sb

miserable / wretched

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel

Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass) / Miserere nobis / Lord have mercy upon us

(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb

Sentences with 憐

憐 currently does not appear in any sentence.