Chinese characters : List with all references

Character: 憐

Modern (Beijing) reading: lián

Preclassic Old Chinese: rīn

Classic Old Chinese: rīn

Western Han Chinese: rjǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: riǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: liēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: liēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: liēn

Middle Chinese: lien

English meaning : to pity, pitiful

Russian meaning[s]: 1) жалеть, сожалеть, сочувствовать; 2) любить

Comments: For *r- cf. Xiamen lin², Chaozhou lieŋ², Fuzhou leŋ².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 61

Four-angle index: 2527

Karlgren code: 0387 l-m

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rīŋ

Meaning: pity, kindness

Chinese: 憐 *rīn to pity.

Tibetan: driŋ, drin kindness, favour, grace.

Comments: Bod. 139, Coblin 119, Gong 53. Cf. also Tib. ãphreŋ to love, be fond of; Maring (Chin) kariŋ 'love' (placed in STEDT 356 under *krik, see *kĭt).

Chinese Dialects :

Number: 1984

Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology

Character: 憐

MC description : 山開四平先來

ZIHUI: 1995 1815

Beijing: lian 12

Jinan: liã 3

Xi'an: liã 12

Taiyuan: liɛ 1

Hankou: nian 12

Chengdu: nian 12

Yangzhou: lî̃ 12

Suzhou: lî 12

Wenzhou: li 12

Changsha: niẽ 12

Shuangfeng: nî̃ 12

Nanchang: liɛn 31

Meixian: lin 12

Guangzhou: lin 12

Xiamen: lin 12

Chaozhou: lieŋ 12

Fuzhou: leiŋ 12

Shanghai: lî 32

Zhongyuan yinyun: lien 12

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