U+601C "怜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

怜

U+601C "怜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "pity," "sympathy," or "compassion," often used in contexts involving tenderness or regret for another's suffering. It is a simplified form of the traditional character "憐," with its structure comprising the radical for "heart" or "mind" on the left side, emphasizing an emotional or empathetic response, and a phonetic component on the right. In modern Chinese and Japanese usage, it appears in words such as "怜憫" (lián mǐn, meaning pity or commiseration) and "愛怜" (ài lián, meaning tender affection or deep sympathy). The character also features in classical literature and poetry to evoke a sense of gentle sorrow or protective care, making it a nuanced symbol of human emotional connection across East Asian written traditions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+601C
Version Added	1.1
Name	CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Block	CJK Unified Ideographs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	怜
HTML Hex Encoding	怜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE6 0x80 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0x601C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000601C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u601c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive	CCB0
kCCCII	222B4E
kCNS1986	2-266F
kCNS1992	2-266F
kCangjie	POII
kCantonese	lin4
kCihaiT	528.309
kDaeJaweon	0709.050
kDefinition	pity, sympathize
kEACC	4B3F4B
kFanqie	落賢郎丁
kFourCornerCode	9803.7
kGB0	3315
kHangul	령:0N 영:0
kHanYu	42287.040
kHanyuPinlu	lián(111)
kHanyuPinyin	42287.040:líng,lián,lǐng
kIICore	AGTJKP
kIRGDaeJaweon	0709.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	42287.040
kIRGKangXi	0381.030
kIRG_GSource	G0-412F
kIRG_HSource	HB2-CCB0
kIRG_JSource	J0-4E67
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-D8C1
kIRG_KSource	K0-563B
kIRG_TSource	T2-266F
kIRG_VSource	V1-552C
kJapanese	レイレンリョウあわれむさとい
kJinmeiyoKanji	2010
kKoreanName	2015
kTGH	2013:1270
kJapaneseKun	SATOI AWAREMU
kJapaneseOn	REI RYOU REN
kJis0	4671
kKangXi	0381.030
kKorean	LYENG LYEN
kMainlandTelegraph	1995
kMandarin	lián
kMatthews	3995
kMojiJoho	MJ011462
kMorohashi	10461
kNelson	1658
kPhonetic	812 852*
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+4015+61.3.5
kRSUnicode	61.5
kSBGY	134.19 196.42
kSimplifiedVariant	"怜" U+601C CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kSMSZD2003Index	221.08
kTGHZ2013	219.030:lián
kTotalStrokes	8
kTraditionalVariant	"怜" U+601C CJK Unified Ideograph-# "憐" U+6190 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	lanh
kXHC1983	0701.090:lián