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Animated Stroke Order 惜

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How to write 惜 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 惜

惜 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

惜

昔past, former times

惜=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 惜

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5.

How to Use 惜

Cherishing and Treasuring

These words express a sense of valuing, caring for, or showing compassion toward someone or something.

爱惜 • ài xī • value; cherish; treasure • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

duì对

nà那

cì次

shī

Information

Pinyinxī

Meaningto cherish, to regret, to spare

Strokes11

Radical忄

Traditional惜

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#831

Zhuyinㄒㄧ

UnicodeU+60DC

CangjiePTA

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+昔past, former times

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

ài爱

xī惜

value; cherish; treasure

珍惜 • zhēn xī • treasure; value; cherish • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhēn珍

xī惜

treasure; value; cherish

怜惜 • lián xī • Pity / Feel sorry for • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lián怜

xī惜

Pity / Feel sorry for

Expressing Regret

These words convey a feeling of pity, disappointment, or regret about a situation or loss.

可惜 • kě xī • it's a pity • HSK 4

HSK 4

kě可

xī惜

it's a pity

惋惜 • wǎn xī • feel sorry for somebody or about something; to pity • HSK 6

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wǎn惋

xī惜

feel sorry for somebody or about something; to pity

失

bài败

de的

tóu投

zī资

jué决

cè策

biǎo表

shì示

guò过

rèn任

hé何

wǎn惋

xī惜

。

He has never expressed any regret about that failed investment decision.

mā妈

mā妈

lián怜

xī惜

dì地

mō摸

le了

mō摸

xiǎo小

māo猫

de的

tóu头

。

Mom gently stroked the kitten's head with pity.

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

。

It's a pity we lost this match.

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Characters pronounced "xi".

兮xīexclamatory particle
汐xīnight tides, evening ebb tide
檄xícall arms; urgency
嘻xīmirthful, happy; interjection
蜥xīlizard
徙xǐto move, to change one's residence

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Characters with radical "忄".

忖cǔnguess, suppose, conjecture
惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed

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