deserving of sympathy or pity; poor; wretched

to have pity on someone; to show mercy or compassion toward someone

extremely small in amount or poor in quality; not worth mentioning

(literary) lovely; charming; deserving of affection, seen in the idiom 楚楚可怜 chǔ​chǔ​kě​lián

(literary) enviable; admirable; worthy of praise

(literary) lamentable; what a pity; used to express regret over a situation