Meaning
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
Chinese: 慈爱、仁慈。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ci” becomes a different word in each tone. 慈 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable; kind; kindly
- 慈祥cí xiángkindly; benevolent (often of older person)
- 慈善cí shànbenevolent; charitable
- 慈和cí hékindly; amiable
- 家慈jiā cí(polite) my mother
Example Sentence
奶奶是一位慈祥的老人。Nǎi nai shì yí wèi cí xiáng de lǎo rén.Grandma is a kind old lady.
奶奶Nǎi nai(respectful) mistress of t是shìis一yíone位wèiposition慈祥cí xiángkindly的deof老人lǎo rénold man or woman。