慈 - cí - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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慈

cí

Definition

compassionate
gentle
merciful
kind
humane

Character Decomposition

Related words (21)

kindly; amiable

benevolent; charitable

慈姑

cí gu

arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

mercy

warm, caring mother

love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children

magnetite Fe3O4

kindly; benevolent (often of older person)

kindly and amiable

one's mother's loving face

慈善家

cí shàn jiā

philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor

慈善抽奖

cí shàn chōu jiǎng

a raffle (for charity)

charity

charity organization

strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother

仁慈

rén cí

benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful

deceased mother

(polite) my mother

bestowed kindness

phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears

子孝父慈

zǐ xiào fù cí

see 父慈子孝

Idioms (5)

慈悲为本

cí bēi wéi běn

mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

慈眉善目

cí méi shàn mù

kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking; benign-faced

慈眉善眼

cí méi shàn yǎn

kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking; benign-faced

父慈子孝

fù cí zǐ xiào

benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

贤淑仁慈

xián shū rén cí

a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)

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