懈(xiè)

HSK 7-916 strokes

lax

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Character information

Pinyin
xiè
Meaning
lax; negligent
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 懈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄解

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 解 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

忄xīn解jiě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 懈 step by step

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

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Words with 懈

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

bù不xiè懈
HSK 7-9

untiring; unremitting; indefatigable

Open 不懈 page →
jiān坚chí持bù不xiè懈
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end

Open 坚持不懈 page →
xiè懈chí弛

slack (discipline)

Open 懈弛 page →
xiè懈dài怠

slack; lazy; remiss

Open 懈怠 page →
sù夙yè夜fěi匪xiè懈

to work from morning to night (idiom)

Open 夙夜匪懈 page →
wú无xiè懈kě可jī击

(idiom) impossible to fault

Open 无懈可击 page →
sōng松xiè懈

to relax

Open 松懈 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 懈’s common words

不坚持弛怠夙夜匪

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