惜 — Chinese character
惜
xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
- Pinyin
- xī
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 忄 昔
- Formation
- ideographic — To feel 忄 for the past 昔; 昔 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 惜 as a kanji
Common words with 惜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure; to value |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint; not spare |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret; to feel that it is a great pity |
| 爱惜 (愛惜) | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure |
| 怜惜 (憐惜) | lián xī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward |
| 痛惜 | tòng xī | to lament |
| 惺惺相惜 | xīng xīng xiāng xī | (lit.) people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); (fig.) to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with |
| 吝惜 | lìn xī | to stint; to be miserly |
| 疼惜 | téng xī | to cherish; to dote on |
| 惜别 (惜別) | xī bié | reluctant to part |
| 惜福 | xī fú | to appreciate one's good fortune |
English words written with 惜
惜 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Zhuangzi 6
- Analects 9.20
- Analects 12.8
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi The Old Fisherman
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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