慈 cí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
慈祥
cíxiáng
kindly; benevolent
Characters in this word
祥 xiáng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 羊 sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 奶奶说话声音不大，却总带着一种慈祥的力量。 Nǎinai shuōhuà shēngyīn bú dà, què zǒng dài zhe yì zhǒng cíxiáng de lìliàng. Grandma did not speak loudly, yet her words always carried a kind and gentle strength.
- 爷爷笑起来很慈祥，孩子们都喜欢他。 Yéye xiào qǐlái hěn cíxiáng, háizimen dōu xǐhuan tā. Grandpa has a kindly smile, and all the children like him.
- 照片里那位慈祥的老奶奶是我的外婆。 Zhàopiàn lǐ nà wèi cíxiáng de lǎo nǎinai shì wǒ de wàipó. The kindly old lady in the photo is my maternal grandmother.
Related words
- 慈善 císhàn charitable; philanthropic
- 仁慈 réncí benevolent; merciful; kind
- 吉祥 jíxiáng auspicious, lucky
- 吉祥物 jíxiángwù mascot
- 祥和 xiánghé peaceful; harmonious
- 恩情 ēnqíng kindness; favour
- 哺育 bǔyù to nurture; to foster
- 恩人 ēnrén benefactor
- 惯 guàn to spoil; to indulge; to be accustomed to
- 成全 chéngquán to help fulfil; to make possible
- 宠 chǒng to spoil; to pamper; to favour
- 爱不释手 àibúshìshǒu to love something too much to put it down