可怜 kělián HSK5 pitiful Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kělián pitiful · to pity · meager · lamentable 可 kě adjectiveauxiliary worth worth; worthy of; used as a prefix to mean "-able" or "-worthy"怜 憐 lián adjectivenoun to pity (bound form) to pity; to feel sympathy forkělián lovely · admirable 可 kě adjectiveauxiliary worth worth; worthy of; used as a prefix to mean "-able" or "-worthy"怜 憐 lián to cherish (bound form) to love or cherish; to dote on