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怀
懷
Huái
1. surname Huai
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

怀
huái
bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

仁怀
Rénhuái
Renhuai county level city in Zun'yi [[遵義|遵义<Zūnyì>]], Guizhou
介怀
jièhuái
to mind
伤怀
shānghuái
grieved
寄怀
jìhuái
emotions expressed in writing
心怀
xīnhuái
to harbor (thoughts)
忘怀
wànghuái
to forget
情怀
qínghuái
feelings
感怀
gǎnhuái
to recall with emotion
怀仁
Huáirén
Huairen county in Shuozhou [[朔州<Shuòzhōu>]], Shanxi
怀来
Huáilái
Huailai county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
怀化
Huáihuà
Huaihua prefecture level city in Hunan
怀古
huáigǔ
to recall the past
怀妊
huáirèn
gestation
怀孕
huáiyùn
pregnant
HSK 5
怀安
Huáiān
Huai'an county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
怀宁
Huáiníng
Huaining county in Anqing [[安慶|安庆<Ānqìng>]], Anhui
怀念
huáiniàn
to cherish the memory of
HSK 5
怀恨
huáihèn
to nurse hatred
怀抱
huáibào
to hug
怀春
huáichūn
(of girls) to yearn for love

Alternate Entries

怀
huái
bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
761
Word Frequency Rank
575 of 84,292

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