lián to pity

Made up of [ xīn heart radical 61, lìng to order; to command; an order ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 8 strokes.
The heart radical suggests emotion, 'ling' is the very rough phonetic and can be thought of as an 'order' to the 'heart'

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Also uses xīn component: dǒng (to understand) huǐ (to regret) ; jīng (to start) ; kuài (rapid) ; máng (busy) ; (to be afraid) ; qíng (affection) ; (to recollect)
Also uses lìng component: lěng (cold) lín (neighbor) ; lǐng (neck) ; líng (zero) ; líng (age)

Sounds same

lián (to link)

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Proverbs

同病相怜 tóng bìng xiāng lián People suffering the same misfortune sympathize with each other