怀
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bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 怀
- Common rank
- #884
- Unicode
- U+6000
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
cherish · Heisig RSH #997
state of mind + no symbol
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 怀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正中下怀 | exactly what one wants | |
| 怀化县 | Huaihua county, Hunan | |
| 不怀好意 | (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions | |
| 怀化市 | Huaihua, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] | |
| 怀安县 | Huai'an, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 怀来县 | Huailai, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 过度关怀 | obsession; excessive concern | |
| 林怀民 | Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer | |
| 怀集县 | Huaiji, a county in Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 社会关怀 | social care | |
| 怀宁县 | Huaining, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 怀特岛 | Isle of Wight, island off the south coast of England | |
| 怀远县 | Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 心怀 | to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) | |
| 怀化 | see 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4] | |
| 怀有 | to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) | |
| 怀安 | see 懷安縣|怀安县[Huai2 an1 Xian4] | |
| 怀特 | White (name) | |
| 开怀 | to one's heart's content; without restraint | |
| 怀里 | embrace; bosom |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 不 — compare how they read.