| lián | to pity |
| 怜 | to pity |
| 怜念 | love tenderly and remember with concern |
| 怜恤 | take pity on; have compassion for |
| 怜悯 | pity mercy |
| 怜惜 | to take pity on to feel tenderness toward |
| 怜才 | to have sympathy for talented persons |
| 怜漪 | wimpled waves |
| 怜爱 | to have tender affection for to love tenderly to pamper sb |
| 怜贫惜老 | feel compassion for the aged and the poor |
| 怜香惜玉 | to be kind to women |