Chinese Character 惜 Meanings and components.

Form

惜

Meaning

惜 meaning[3] in English

To Cherish.

To Begrudge.

To Pity.

View more meanings of 惜 in English

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 惜 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and surname Xi (昔)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PTA

How to write 惜

To write惜xi1to cherish you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 昔xi1surname Xi arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 昔 = 惜

惜 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 惜 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 惜, looks as follow:

惜
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Cherish . To Begrudge . To Pity . Taiwan Pr. [Xi2]
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
昔
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Xi
龷
Pinyin:龷5
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 惜in English or Chinese