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lián = li + an2
to pity
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How to pronounce 怜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

怜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
líng = li + (e)ng2
used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
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lǐng = li + (e)ng3
classifier for a ream of paper
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lìng = li + (e)ng4
to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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Characters with 怜 as component

怜 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 怜

pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
to take pity on / pity / mercy
pitiful creature / wretch

Sentences with 怜

怜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lián

to pity

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