慈

cí

compassionate

gentle; merciful; kind; humane

phonetic (兹) + heart (心) = a tender, compassionate heart

兹 lends the sound cí; the heart below it carries the full meaning. A heart that is tender and giving is the essence of compassion.

兹+心→慈
兹An older character meaning 'this'Phonetic
心HeartSemantic

奶奶的笑容很慈祥,让人感到温暖。

nǎi nai de xiào róng hěn cí xiáng,ràng rén gǎn dào wēn nuǎn。

Grandmother's smile is very kind and gentle, making people feel warm.

她用慈爱的眼神看着孩子慢慢入睡。

tā yòng cí ài de yǎn shén kàn zhe hái zi màn màn rù shuì。

She watched the child slowly fall asleep with a loving, tender gaze.

Words with 慈

仁慈

rén cí

benevolent

慈禧太后

cí xǐ tài hòu

Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908

慈爱

cí ài

love

京都念慈庵

jīng dū niàn cí ān

King-to Nin Jiom, or just Nin Jiom, manufacturer of 枇杷膏[pi2 pa2 gao1] cough medicine

令慈

lìng cí

Your esteemed mother (honorific)

假慈悲

jiǎ cí bēi

phony mercy

先慈

xiān cí

(literary) my late mother

刘慈欣

liú cí xīn

Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer

严慈

yán cí

strict and compassionate

大慈恩寺

dà cí ēn sì

Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an

子孝父慈

zǐ xiào fù cí

see 父慈子孝[fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4]

宋慈

sòng cí

Song Ci (1186–1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录[Xi3 yuan1 Ji2 lu4] (1247), said to be the world's first forensic science text

More characters with 兹

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