1.

(形声。从心,粦声。本义:哀怜,怜悯)

2.

同本义 [pity]

3.

又如:可怜(值得怜悯);怜见(哀矜,怜悯);怜拯(怜悯拯救);怜鉴(哀怜审察);怜闵(哀怜,同情)

4.

爱,惜 [love]

5.

又如:爱怜(十分疼爱);怜才(爱惜人才);怜忪(爱怜其惺忪之态);怜香(喜爱花香);怜遇(宠爱恩遇)

6.

通“吝”。吝惜 [stint]

7.

又如:怜下(怜惜下人);怜嗟(怜惜嗟叹);怜察(察知其情而怜惜之)

8.

遗憾 [deplore; regret;sorrow over]

怜爱  [lián’ài]

[have tender affection for;love tenderly; show tender care for] 怜惜疼爱

怜孤惜寡  [liángū-xīguǎ]

[compassionate the orphans and widows] 怜悯同情孤苦无依的孤儿寡妇

怜悯  [liánmǐn]

[have compassion for;take pity on] 对肉体或精神上遭受痛苦的人或者对不幸的人表示同情

怜念  [liánniàn]

[love tenderly and remember with concern] 思念;关怀

怜贫惜老  [liánpín-xīlǎo]

[take pity on the poor and the old; feel sorry for the aged and have pity on the poor] 怜悯贫苦人和爱惜老年人的情感

怜惜  [liánxī]

见“怜悯”

怜香惜玉  [liánxiāng-xīyù]

[have a tender heart for the fair sex] 常用以指男子对女子的那种温情与爱护。也说“惜玉怜香”

怜恤  [liánxù]

见“怜悯”