可怜

Traditional form:

可憐

Pinyin (reading):

kělián

Definitions:

• pitiful
• pathetic
• to have pity on

Characters:

• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 怜 - to pity, to sympathize with

Traditional characters:

• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 憐 - to pity, to sympathize with