哀怜 Traditional form: 哀憐 Pinyin (reading): āilián Definitions: to feel compassion for; to pity Characters: 哀 - sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve 怜 - to pity, to sympathize with Traditional characters: 哀 - sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve 憐 - to pity, to sympathize with