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怜 = 令 + 忄

怜 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “quickwitted”. It is built from 令 (orders) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2377.

Keyword
quickwitted
RTK frame
2377
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ, レン, リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あわ.れむ, さと.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
wise, остроумный
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
怜 pity

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 令 orders
  2. 忄 heart

Alternative decomposition

  1. 忄 heart
  2. 𠆢 umbrella
  3. 卩 stamp
  4. 一 one

How to find 怜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “orders” + “heart”. 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.