慰 wèi to comfort
to comfort; to calm; to reassure
怎么记住“慰”: 尉 press smooth + 心 heart = to comfort. When her son fails his exam, mum gently tries to press smooth his messy hair and speaks from the heart to comfort him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
慰 = 尉 press smooth + 心 heart
- 尉 press smooth sound
- 心 heart meaning
When her son fails his exam, mum gently tries to press smooth his messy hair and speaks from the heart to comfort him.
How it came to be
The heart below gives the meaning and the top part gives the sound.
用法
- 慰 is bound, meaning to comfort/console, most commonly in 安慰 (ānwèi), the everyday verb for comforting someone who's upset: 我去安慰她 (wǒ qù ānwèi tā). I'll go comfort her.
- 欣慰 (xīnwèi) describes a warm, gratified feeling when something turns out well, especially for someone you care about: 看到孩子长大，父母很欣慰 (kàndào háizi zhǎngdà, fùmǔ hěn xīnwèi), seeing the child grow up, the parents feel gratified.
- 慰问 (wèiwèn) is a formal verb used for official visits to express sympathy or concern, e.g. after a disaster, and doesn't belong in casual speech.
含“慰”的词语
例句
- 爸爸安慰她，她却不开心。 Bàba ānwèi tā, tā què bù kāixīn.Although her father comforted her, she was still unhappy.