慰

to comfort; to console; to reassure

15 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,286 U+6170

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “heart”) + 尉 (phonetic, wèi)

components: 尉心

console · Heisig RSH #2165

Cardinal Richelieu + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尉

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尉 (wèi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尉 sound component	wèi	officer, military rank
蔚	wèi	thick, luxuriant; resplendent, ornamental
熨	yùn	to press, to iron; an iron

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
反安慰剂	fǎn ān wèi jì	nocebo
自我安慰	zì wǒ ān wèi	to comfort oneself; to console oneself; to reassure oneself
安慰剂	ān wèi jì	placebo
慰问金	wèi wèn jīn	condolence payment; compensation given in cases of bereavement, serious injury or hardship
慰安妇	wèi ān fù	comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (…
安慰奖	ān wèi jiǎng	consolation prize
聊以自慰	liáo yǐ zì wèi	to find some consolation (idiom); to find relief in
自慰	zì wèi	to console oneself; to masturbate; onanism; masturbation
安慰	ān wèi	to comfort; to console
神慰	shén wèi	spiritual consolation
健慰器	jiàn wèi qì	sex toy
抚慰金	fǔ wèi jīn	pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased
慰劳	wèi láo	to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
慰问	wèi wèn	to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
快慰	kuài wèi	to feel pleased
告慰	gào wèi	to comfort; to console
吊慰	diào wèi	to offer condolences; to console the bereaved
宽慰	kuān wèi	to console; to soothe; relieved
抚慰	fǔ wèi	to console; to comfort; to soothe
劝慰	quàn wèi	to console