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惜
xī
1. to cherish
2. to begrudge
3. to pity
4. Taiwan pr. <xí>
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

惜
xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

不惜
bùxī
not stint
HSK 6
休惜
xiūxī
recess
可惜
kěxī
it is a pity
HSK 4
吝惜
lìnxī
to stint
叹惜
tànxī
sigh of regret
惋惜
wǎnxī
to regret
HSK 6
惜别
xībié
reluctant to part
惜福
xīfú
to appreciate one's good fortune
爱惜
àixī
to cherish
HSK 5
怜惜
liánxī
to take pity on
珍惜
zhēnxī
to treasure
HSK 5
疼惜
téngxī
to cherish
痛惜
tòngxī
to lament
顾惜
gùxī
to take loving care of
体惜
tǐxī
to empathize
惜寸阴
xīcùnyīn
to cherish every moment
不惜血本
bùxīxuèběn
to spare no effort
惜香怜玉
xīxiāngliányù
see [[憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉<liánxiāngxīyù>]]
惺惺相惜
xīngxīngxiāngxī
see [[惺惺惜惺惺<xīngxīngxīxīngxīng>]]
怜香惜玉
liánxiāngxīyù
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,511
Word Frequency Rank
9,313 of 84,292