慈 (ci4 | ci2) : kind; loving; maternal

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慈

ci4

ci2

[1] [adj] kind; loving; fond; benevolent
[2] [adj,n] maternal; mother
[3] [v] have affection (for sb)

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

慈

This word has been viewed 9642 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Mar 2011 14:06

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仁慈 jan4 ci4 ren2 ci2 = benevolent

慈祥 ci4 coeng4 ci2 xiang2 = kindly

慈愛 ci4 oi3 ci2 ai4 = love (esp. for children); benevolence; tenderness

慈悲 ci4 bei1 ci2 bei1 = mercy

假慈悲 gaa2 ci4 bei1 jia3 ci2 bei1 = phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears

貓哭老鼠假慈悲 maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence

慈善 ci4 sin6 ci2 shan4 = charity

慈善機構 ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3 ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 = charity association

慈善事業 ci4 sin6 si6 jip6 ci2 shan4 shi4 ye4 = [n] philanthropy

慈善家 ci4 sin6 gaa1 ci2 shan4 jia1 = [n] philanthropist

貓哭耗子假慈悲 maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 jia3 ci2 bei1 = crocodile's tears; shedding false tears

大發慈悲 daai6 faat3 ci4 bei1 da4 fa1 ci2 bei1 = to have pity on;show mercy

慈善團體 ci4 sin6 tyun4 tai2 ci2 shan4 tuan2 ti3 = charity association, charity organisation

慈濟 ci4 zai3 ci2 ji4 = compassion and relief; Tzu Chi

慈濟基金會 ci4 zai3 gei1 gam1 wui6*2 ci2 ji4 ji1 jin1 hui4 = Tzu Chi Foundation

慈菇 ci4 gu1 ci2 gu1 = arrowhead, katniss; also 茨菇

慈姑 ci4 gu1 ci2 gu5 = arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

慈溪 ci4 kai1 ci2 xi1 = Cixi (city in Zhejiang)

慈利 ci4 lei6 ci2 li4 = Cili (place in Hunan)

慈禧太后 ci4 hei1 taai3 hau6 ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4 = Empress Dowager Cixi

吳佩慈 ng4 pui3 ci4 wu2 pei4 ci2 = Pace Wu

張文慈 zoeng1 man4 ci4 zhang1 wen2 ci2 = Pinky Cheung

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你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦國
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!

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Decimal representation of this word: 慈
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