仁 rén
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 二 two
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
仁慈
réncí
benevolent; merciful; kind
Characters in this word
慈 cí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一项仁慈的政策不应只停留在口号上，还要体现在具体执行中。 Yí xiàng réncí de zhèngcè bù yīng zhǐ tíngliú zài kǒuhào shàng, hái yào tǐxiàn zài jùtǐ zhíxíng zhōng. A benevolent policy should not remain merely a slogan; it must also be reflected in concrete implementation.
- 这位老医生对病人一向很仁慈。 Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng duì bìngrén yīxiàng hěn réncí. This old doctor has always been kind and merciful to his patients.
- 仁慈的心比聪明更重要。 Réncí de xīn bǐ cōngmíng gèng zhòngyào. A kind heart is more important than cleverness.
Related words
- 见仁见智 jiànrénjiànzhì opinions differ; views vary from person to person
- 同仁 tóngrén colleague; fellow worker
- 慈善 císhàn charitable; philanthropic
- 慈祥 cíxiáng kindly; benevolent
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 善意 shànyì goodwill; good intention
- 恳切 kěnqiè earnest; sincere
- 善 shàn good; kind
- 勉励 miǎnlì to encourage; to urge on
- 敬意 jìngyì respect; esteem
- 默契 mòqì tacit understanding; well-coordinated
- 敬爱 jìng'ài to respect and love; to revere