Chinese Character 慈 Meanings and components.

Form

慈

Meaning

慈 meaning[3] in English

Compassionate.

Gentle.

Merciful.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 慈 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are now (兹) , and heart (心)

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 TVIP

How to write 慈

To write慈ci2compassionate you should write a combination of 兹zi1now , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

兹 + 心 = 慈

慈 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

慈
Pinyin:ci2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Compassionate . Gentle . Merciful . Kind . Humane
兹
Pinyin:zi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Now . Here . This . Time . Year
䒑
Pinyin:cao3 Shape:一
𢆶
Pinyin:you1 Shape:吅
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

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

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

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