惜 (xī): To cherish — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 4

Animated Stroke Order 惜

Character Breakdown

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惜=忄heart+昔past, former times

The heart (忄) values the past (昔) — to cherish, regret, or feel sorry for something that is gone or wasted.

HSK Vocabulary: 惜

HSK words that contain this character.

可惜

kě xī

it's a pity

HSK 4

爱惜

ài xī

value; cherish; treasure

HSK 5

珍惜

zhēn xī

treasure; value; cherish

HSK 5

不惜

bù xī

not spare; not hestitate

HSK 6

惋惜

wǎn xī

feel sorry for somebody or about something; to pity

HSK 6

怜惜

lián xī

Pity / Feel sorry for

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 惜 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

yào要

zhēn珍

xī惜

bǎo宝

guì贵

de的

shí时

jiān间

。

We should cherish precious time.

qǐng请

ài爱

xī惜

gōng公

gòng共

shè设

shī施

。

Please take good care of public facilities.

zhè这

chǎng场

bǐ比

sài赛

shū输

le了

zhēn真

kě可

xī惜

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Characters pronounced "xi".

xī汐 xí檄 xī嘻 xǐ徙 xī息 xī蟋

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "忄".

xīng惺 qiáo憔 dǒng懂 tián恬 wéi惟 jì悸

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惜 (xī): To cherish — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 惜

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Character Breakdown

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HSK Vocabulary: 惜

Example Sentences

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