慈
Meaning:
gentle, humane, kind, merciful
HSK 5
Frequency:
#2489
Pinyin:
cí
Strokes:
13
Radical:
心
How to Write 慈 - 13 Strokes
Watch how each stroke is written step-by-step
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About "慈" in Chinese
The Chinese character 慈 (cí) means "gentle, humane, kind, merciful". It is classified as an HSK 5 character, making it part of advanced Chinese vocabulary. This character is written with 13 strokes. Common words containing 慈 include: 仁慈, 令慈, 先慈.
📚 Words and Phrases with 慈
Common words containing this character
仁慈
benevolent
HSK 2
令慈
Your esteemed mother (honorific)
HSK 2
先慈
(literary) my late mother
HSK 2
严慈
strict and compassionate
HSK 2
宋慈
Song Ci (1186–1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录[Xi3 yuan1 Ji2 lu4] (1247), said to be the world's first forensic science text
HSK 2
家慈
(polite) my mother
HSK 2
恩慈
bestowed kindness
HSK 2
慈利
see 慈利縣|慈利县[Ci2 li4 Xian4]
HSK 2
慈和
kindly
HSK 2
假慈悲
phony mercy
HSK 3
📜 Etymology
Type: Phono-semantic
Origin: heart
Semantic component: 心
Phonetic component: 兹
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you pronounce "慈"?
- The pinyin is cí
- How many strokes does "慈" have?
- It has 13 strokes
- What does "慈" mean?
- gentle, humane, kind, merciful
- What is the radical of "慈"?
- The radical is "心"