怜 Strokes Write it Listen 怜 lián to pity, to sympathize with HSK 5 8 strokes Radical 忄 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from忄meaningxīnheart; mind; soul令soundlìngcommand, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause How it works忄 hints at the meaning (heart), and 令 lìng hints at the sound.