慈 — Chinese character
慈
cí
gentle, humane, kind, merciful
- Pinyin
- cí
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 兹 心
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 心; sound component 兹
- Japanese
- 慈 as a kanji
Common words with 慈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈悲 | cí bēi | mercy |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈善机构 (慈善機構) | cí shàn jī gòu | charity |
| 慈爱 (慈愛) | cí ài | love; devotion (to children) |
| 慈善家 | cí shàn jiā | philanthropist; humanitarian |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng | kindly; benevolent (often of older person) |
| 慈母 | cí mǔ | warm, caring mother |
| 心慈手软 (心慈手軟) | xīn cí shǒu ruǎn | (idiom) softhearted; merciful |
| 大发慈悲 (大發慈悲) | dà fā cí bēi | (idiom) to show mercy |
| 慈和 | cí hé | kindly; amiable |
| 慈姑 | cí gu | arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant) |
English words written with 慈
慈 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 7 · Analects 1 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 4 · Great Learning 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 18
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Analects 2.20
- Mencius 4A.2
- Mencius 6B.7
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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