懈
lax; negligent
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,121 U+61C8
How 懈 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 解 (phonetic, jiě)
How to remember it
lax · Heisig RSH #2781
state of mind + 解 untie
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 解
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 解 (jiě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解 sound component | 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 |
Words containing 懈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |