慈(cí)

HSK 7-913 strokes

compassionate

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Character information

Pinyin
cí
Meaning
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 慈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱兹心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 兹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

兹zī心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 慈 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 慈

Common words using 慈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rén仁cí慈
HSK 7-9

benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful

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cí慈shàn善
HSK 7-9

benevolent

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cí慈xiáng祥
HSK 7-9

kindly

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lìng令cí慈

Your esteemed mother (honorific)

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xiān先cí慈

(literary) my late mother

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zǐ子xiào孝fù父cí慈

see 父慈子孝[fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4]

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xīn心cí慈shǒu手ruǎn软

(idiom) softhearted; merciful

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cí慈lì利xiàn县

Cili, a county in Zhangjiajie City 张家界市, Hunan

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