懈 xiè idle
idle; relaxed
怎么记住“懈”: 忄 heart + 解 to explain = idle. The teacher starts to explain fractions for the third time, but after lunch every heart in class is sleepy and idle.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
懈 = 忄 heart + 解 to explain
- 忄 heart meaning
- 解 to explain sound
- 角 horn
- 𭷔 knife and ox
The teacher starts to explain fractions for the third time, but after lunch every heart in class is sleepy and idle.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the sign for explain gives the sound.
用法
- To slacken/let up: 松懈 (sōngxiè) to relax one's efforts, 懈怠 (xièdài) to slack off, 不懈 (búxiè) tireless.
- 坚持不懈 (jiānchí-búxiè) = to persevere unremittingly; 无懈可击 (wúxiè-kějī) = flawless, without a weak point to attack.
- Often appears negated (不懈) to praise sustained effort.