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懈

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lax; negligent

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Strokes
16
Radical
心 +13
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
懈
Common rank
#3,121
Unicode
U+61C8

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 懈 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 解 sound ( jiě )

Components 忄 解

How to remember it

lax · Heisig RSH #2781

state of mind + 解 untie

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 懈

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
无懈可击 wú xiè kě jī (idiom) impossible to fault; impeccable
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
不懈 bù xiè untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
懈气 xiè qì to slacken off; to take it easy
松懈 sōng xiè to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined
不懈怠 bù xiè dài untiring; without slacking
夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè to work from morning to night (idiom)
懈怠 xiè dài slack; lazy; remiss
懈惰 xiè duò slack; idle
懈弛 xiè chí slack (discipline)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 解 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
解 sound part jiě to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
蟹 xiè crab, brachyura
澥 xiè gulf; a blocked stream
獬 xiè mythical unicorn
邂 xiè an unexpected meeting
廨 xiè office