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懈
xiè
1. lax
2. negligent
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

懈
xiè
idle, relaxed; negligent, remiss
16 丶

Compound Words (10)

松懈
sōngxiè
to relax
懈怠
xièdài
slack
懈惰
xièduò
slack
懈气
xièqì
to slacken off
不懈
bùxiè
untiring
懈弛
xièchí
slack (discipline)
不懈怠
bùxièdài
untiring
坚持不懈
jiānchíbùxiè
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
夙夜匪懈
sùyèfěixiè
to work from morning to night (idiom)
无懈可击
wúxièkějī
invulnerable

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,688
Word Frequency Rank
187 of 84,292

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