Chinese symbol for “compassionate”
慈
cí
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind
The closest CC-CEDICT match for compassionate is 慈 (cí), defined as: compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “compassionate”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “compassionate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.