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慰藉 (wèi jiè) — comfort, solace (formal, literary)

Definition

慰藉 is a formal, literary noun meaning 'solace, comfort of the heart' — used in writing rather than everyday speech. Note the spelling: 藉 is not 借 (borrow).

noun
comfortsolace (formal, literary)

Examples

  • 慰藉。
    Zhè běn shū gěi le wǒ hěn duō xīn líng shàng de wèi jiè.
    This book gave me a lot of spiritual comfort.
  • 慰藉。
    Yīn yuè shì tā zuì dà de wèi jiè.
    Music is his greatest solace.
  • ，慰藉。
    Zài kùn nan de shí hou, jiā rén shì zuì hǎo de wèi jiè.
    In difficult times, family is the best comfort.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

慰wèicomfort
藉jiècomfort

慰 and 藉 both mean comfort, forming a formal word for solace.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
尉
尉wèi慰⁰wèi
Same sound today

慰 puts 心 (heart) beside 尉 to show a feeling of comfort, while 尉 gives the sound.

Open 慰 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 藉 →
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