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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 可怜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可怜 kě lián - pitiful
- pathetic
- to have pity on

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 5 903 2,983 1,089

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
可 kě- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
可 kè- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
怜 lián- to pity

Other Words Containing 可怜

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
可怜 4 5 903 2,983 1,089
可怜虫 - - 8,491 71,974 46,645
可怜巴巴 - - 36,881 45,558 26,030