慈 cí gentle
gentle; humane; kind; merciful
怎么记住“慈”: 兹 now + 心 heart = gentle. Now that the puppy is shaking in the rain, the old baker opens his door, his heart soft and gentle.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
慈 = 兹 now + 心 heart
- 兹 now sound
- 心 heart meaning
Now that the puppy is shaking in the rain, the old baker opens his door, his heart soft and gentle.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the sign for now, above it, gives the sound.
用法
- Kind/loving, esp. of elders toward the young: 慈祥 (cíxiáng) kindly (of an old person's face), 慈爱 (cí'ài) tender affection, 仁慈 (réncí) benevolent.
- 慈善 (císhàn) = charity/charitable: 慈善机构 (císhàn jīgòu) a charity.
- 慈母 (címǔ) = a loving mother: 慈 traditionally pairs the mother's tenderness against the father's 严 (strictness).