慈 (cí) — (bound form) compassionate; kind; loving; (bound form, formal) mother (in compounds like 慈母, 家慈)
Definition
慈 (cí) is a bound, formal/literary root meaning 'compassionate, kind' — it almost never stands alone and appears mainly in set compounds like 慈善, 慈祥, and 慈母 (loving mother).
bound form
(bound form) compassionatekindloving(bound form, formal) mother (in compounds like 慈母, 家慈)
Examples
- ，。Zhè wèi lǎo rén fēi cháng cí xiáng, hái zi men dōu xǐ huan tā.This old man is very kind, and all the children like him.
- 。Wǒ men gōng sī jīng cháng cān jiā cí shàn huó dòng.Our company often participates in charitable activities.
- ，。Tā xiě le yì fēng xìn gěi cí mǔ, biǎo dá sī niàn zhī qíng.He wrote a letter to his loving mother, expressing his longing.
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