懷

Translingual

Han character

懷 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+16, 19 strokes, cangjie input 心卜田女 (PYWV), four-corner 9403₂, composition ⿰忄褱)

Derived characters

• 𡅬, 蘹

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 408, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11456
• Dae Jaweon: page 749, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2369, character 10
• Unihan data for U+61F7

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡruːl) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 褱 (OC *ɡruːl, *ɡruːl, “bosom”).

Originally written 褱, see there for more.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Definitions

懷

1. breast; bosom

   懷錶／怀表  ―  huáibiǎo  ―  pocket watch (one carried in a breast pocket)

   懷抱／怀抱  ―  huáibào  ―  embrace

2. (figurative) heart; mind; affection

   胸懷／胸怀  ―  xiōnghuái  ―  largeness of mind

   抒懷／抒怀  ―  shūhuái  ―  to express oneself

   情懷／情怀  ―  qínghuái  ―  mood; affect; spirit

3. to carry in one's bosom or on one's body

   懷胎／怀胎  ―  huáitāi  ―  to carry a child in a womb

   懷才不遇／怀才不遇  ―  huáicáibùyù  ―  to be equipped with skills and talents (inside oneself) but without the opportunity to use them

4. to harbor in one's mind; to keep in mind; to entertain
5. to think of; to cherish; to tend to; to remember; to reminisce

   緬懷／缅怀  ―  miǎnhuái  ―  to reminisce (about the past or a late person)

6. (literary) to miss; to long for
7. (literary or dialectal Mandarin) to be pregnant
8. (Magong Hokkien) pocket (bag sewn into clothing)
9. a surname: Huai

Synonyms

• (breast): 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào), 胸部 (xiōngbù)
• (mind):

• (to miss):

• (to be pregnant):

• (pocket):

Compounds