怜 = 忄 + 令

怜 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pity”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 令 (command).

Keyword: pity
Pinyin (Mandarin): lián
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: pity, sympathize, жалеть, сочувствовать, sympathize
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 怜 quickwitted

Decomposition

ids

忄 heart
令 command

How to find 怜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “command”. 怜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 怜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.