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HSK
5

pity

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

lian2 lián

Meaning


Primary

pity

Alternatives

to pity, pities

Mnemonic


[li-] Link is [2] inside the [-an] pawn shop where he works. An 厶 elbow comes hopping in and wants to buy a Triforce 亼 tepee that is behind the counter. It has no money, so it offers its 忄 soul instead. Link takes 怜 pity on the poor 厶 elbow and sells him the 亼 tepee for the price of its 忄 soul which he then puts in one of his bottles. Technically they have a cash-only policy, but Link stretched the rules out of 怜 pity. The 厶 elbow takes his 亼 tepee and hops out of the pawn shop.

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