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怀 Huái

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怀 Huái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Huái | Huai2
English translation
surname Huai
bosom
heart
mind
to think of
to harbor in one's mind
to conceive (a child)
bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom

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About 怀 Huái

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

huái

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of 怀 Huái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄不

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of huái .

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Example sentences using 怀 Huái

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怀着 yāo 成功 Chénggōng de 巴西 Bā xī .

I went over to Brazil in my anxiety to succeed.

多数 duō shù lǎo 华侨 Huáqiáo 深深 shēn shēn 怀念 huáiniàn 祖国 zǔguó .

Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.

duì de 意图 yìtú yǒu fēn 怀疑 huáiyí .

I'm somewhat suspicious of his intentions.

亚历山德拉怀 Huái zhāo 沉重 chénzhòng de 心情 xīnqíng 目送 mù sòng 富兰 bèi dài zhāo Xiàng 长廊 cháng láng 那头 zǒu .

With a sinking heart Alexandra saw Frank led away down the corridor.

men 怀疑 huáiyí shì zéi .

They suspect him to be a thief.

Words with 怀 Huái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
怀疑 huáiyí to doubt (sth)懷疑
怀孕 huáiyùn pregnant懷孕
怀 Huái bosom huái
怀念 huáiniàn to think of懷念
关怀 guānhuái care關懷
怀里 huái lǐ embrace懷裡
怀抱 huái bào to hug懷抱
满怀 mǎn huái (to collide) full on滿懷
怀旧 huái jiù nostalgia懷舊
情怀 qíng huái feelings情懷
胸怀 xiōnghuái breast胸懷
心怀 xīn huái to cherish心懷
释怀 shì huái to release (tension)釋懷
缅怀 miǎn huái to commemorate緬懷
怀特 Huái tè White (name)懷特
耿耿于怀 gěng gěng yú huái to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding耿耿於懷
忘怀 wàng huái to forget忘懷
开怀 kāi huái without restraint開懷
怀表 huái biǎo pocket watch懷錶
彭德怀 Péng Dé huái Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution彭德懷
怀恨 huái hèn to nurse hatred懷恨
怀柔 Huái róu to conciliate懷柔
怀有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)懷有

怀 Huái Decomposition & Compounds

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怀 Huái Decomposition

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