怀柔 (Huái róu) — (attributive) conciliatory, appeasing (of policies or strategies)

Definition

An attributive adjective used to describe policies or measures (政策, 手段, 策略) that soften opposition through conciliation. Most often seen in political or historical writing.

adjective
(attributive) conciliatoryappeasing (of policies or strategies)

Examples

  • 怀柔。
    Gǔ dài dì wáng cháng yòng Huái róu zhèng cè lái ān fǔ biān jiāng.
    Ancient emperors often used conciliatory policies to pacify the border regions.
  • 怀柔，。
    Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le Huái róu shǒu duàn, bì miǎn chōng tū shēng jí.
    The government adopted conciliatory measures to avoid escalation of conflict.
  • 怀柔。
    Zhè zhǒng Huái róu cè lüè zài lì shǐ shàng qǔ dé le xiǎn zhù xiào guǒ.
    This conciliatory strategy achieved notable results in history.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

怀huáipacify
柔róusoften

怀 and 柔 both point to pacifying, together giving a conciliatory sense.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懷; 怀 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
褱
褱huái懷huái
Same sound today

The traditional form 懷 uses 心 (heart) to show longing and 褱 for the sound; the simplified 怀 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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