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怀疑

huáiyí

to doubt; to suspect

A person inspecting a covered bowl
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Characters in this word

怀 huái

Strokes
7
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 怀

疑 yí

Strokes
14
Radical
疋 — roll, bolt of cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 疑

Example phrases

  • 我怀疑他。 Wǒ huái yí tā. I doubt him.
  • 别怀疑我。 Bié huái yí wǒ. Do not doubt me.
  • 他怀疑你。 Tā huái yí nǐ. He suspects you.

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