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惜
xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
💡 Ideographic:
To feel 忄 for the past 昔; 昔 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 4
11 strokes
Common (15%)
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⿰忄昔
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 惜 (23)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
可惜
↗
kěxī
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
4
kěxī
可惜
↗
HSK 4
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
珍惜
↗
zhēnxī
to treasure / to value / to cherish
5
zhēnxī
珍惜
↗
HSK 5
to treasure / to value / to cherish
爱惜
↗
àixī
to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
5
àixī
爱惜
↗
HSK 5
to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
不惜
↗
bùxī
not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth)
6
bùxī
不惜
↗
HSK 6
not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth)
惋惜
↗
wǎnxī
to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb
6
wǎnxī
惋惜
↗
HSK 6
to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb
惜
↗
xī
to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. <xí>
xī
惜
↗
to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. <xí>
痛惜
↗
tòngxī
to lament
tòngxī
痛惜
↗
to lament
疼惜
↗
téngxī
to cherish / to dote on
téngxī
疼惜
↗
to cherish / to dote on
体惜
↗
tǐxī
to empathize / to understand and sympathize
tǐxī
体惜
↗
to empathize / to understand and sympathize
惜寸阴
↗
xīcùnyīn
to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
xīcùnyīn
惜寸阴
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to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time