慈 cí gentle
gentle; humane; kind; merciful
How to remember 慈: 兹 now + 心 heart = gentle. Now that the puppy is shaking in the rain, the old baker opens his door, his heart soft and gentle.
Component breakdown
慈 = 兹 now + 心 heart
- 兹 now
- 心 heart
Now that the puppy is shaking in the rain, the old baker opens his door, his heart soft and gentle.
How it is used
- Kind/loving, esp. of elders toward the young: 慈祥 (cíxiáng) kindly (of an old person's face), 慈爱 (cí'ài) tender affection, 仁慈 (réncí) benevolent.
- 慈善 (císhàn) = charity/charitable: 慈善机构 (císhàn jīgòu) a charity.
- 慈母 (címǔ) = a loving mother - 慈 traditionally pairs the mother's tenderness against the father's 严 (strictness).