CHINESE CHARACTER

慈 (cí): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

cí

gentle, humane, kind, merciful

HSK 7-913 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

心

Primary radical

心 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 慈.

兹

Phonetic component

兹 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 13

Write 慈 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 慈

慈善císhàn

HSK 7-9 · benevolent; charitable

慈祥cíxiáng

HSK 7-9 · kindly; benevolent (often of older person)

仁慈réncí

HSK 7-9 · benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful

Examples using 慈

慈善

汤姆捐一半他的薪水给他最喜欢的慈善机构。

Tāng mǔ juān yí bàn tā de xīn shuǐ gěi tā zuì xǐ huan de cí shàn jī gòu。

Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity.

仁慈

这位老人家非常仁慈。

Zhè wèi lǎo rén jiā fēi cháng rén cí。

The old man is very kind.

FAQ

What does 慈 (cí) mean in Chinese?

gentle, humane, kind, merciful

How do you write 慈 in stroke order?

慈 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 慈?

心 is the radical in 慈. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 慈?

慈善 (císhàn): benevolent; charitable; 慈祥 (cíxiáng): kindly; benevolent (often of older person); 仁慈 (réncí): benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful.