Chinese symbol for “merciful”
仁慈
rén cí
benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for merciful is 仁慈 (rén cí), defined as: benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “merciful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心慈手软 (心慈手軟) | xīn cí shǒu ruǎn | (idiom) softhearted; merciful |
| 慈 | cí | compassionate; gentle |
| 仁惠 | rén huì | benevolent; merciful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 仁慈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同仁 | tóng rén | (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) |
| 杏仁 | xìng rén | almond; apricot kernel |
| 一视同仁 (一視同仁) | yī shì tóng rén | to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people |
| 仁义 (仁義) | rén yì | benevolence and righteousness |
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈悲 | cí bēi | mercy |
| 慈善机构 (慈善機構) | cí shàn jī gòu | charity |
| 慈爱 (慈愛) | cí ài | love; devotion (to children) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “merciful”.
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.