惜
to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
11 strokes
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How 惜 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To feel 忄 for the past 昔; 昔 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
rue · Heisig RSH #2239
state of mind + 昔 times past
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 惜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食之无味，弃之可惜 | shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī | lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. s… |
| 不惜一战 | bù xī yī zhàn | to be ready to go to war |
| 不惜血本 | bù xī xuè běn | to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies |
| 敬惜字纸 | jìng xī zì zhǐ | to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom) |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) |
| 爱惜羽毛 | ài xī yǔ máo | (idiom) to cherish one's reputation |
| 体惜 | tǐ xī | to empathize; to understand and sympathize |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately |
| 惜命 | xī mìng | to be mindful of one's health and safety |
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly |
| 惜福 | xī fú | to appreciate one's good fortune |
| 惜别 | xī bié | reluctant to part |
| 惜香怜玉 | xī xiāng lián yù | see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4] |
| 怜香惜玉 | lián xiāng xī yù | to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) |
| 痛惜 | tòng xī | to lament |
| 惜才 | xī cái | to have an appreciation for talent in another person |
| 惜寸阴 | xī cùn yīn | to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time |
| 顾惜 | gù xī | to take loving care of; to value |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure; to value; to cherish |
| 惜售 | xī shòu | to be reluctant to sell sth |