惯 guàn habit
habit; used to; to spoil
怎么记住“惯”: 忄 heart + 贯 pierce = habit. The runner's heart pounds each morning as the alarm's beep pierces the dark, but getting up at five is now a habit.
部件结构
惯 = 忄 heart + 贯 pierce
- 忄 heart
- 贯 pierce
The runner's heart pounds each morning as the alarm's beep pierces the dark, but getting up at five is now a habit.
用法
- 'Be accustomed to' - the 忄 heart radical fits its psychological sense. 习惯 (xíguàn) is habit, but 惯 as a verb-complement means 'used to doing': 我住惯了 (wǒ zhù guàn le) I've gotten used to living here.
- Negated 不惯/不习惯 = can't get used to - 我吃不惯 (wǒ chī bu guàn) I can't stomach it.
- Also 'to spoil/indulge' - 别惯着他 (bié guàn zhe tā) don't spoil him; 娇惯 (jiāoguàn) to pamper.
含“惯”的词语
例句
- 她习惯去晨跑。 Tā xíguàn qù chénpǎo.She's used to running in the morning
- 别养成抽烟的习惯 Bié yǎngchéng chōuyān de xíguàn.Don’t get into the habit of smoking.