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Character #689 · The First 1000

huái

cherish

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

Strokes
719
TraditionalSimplified
懷 怀
Poster cell
Q25
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • huáiyí to doubt
  • huáiniàn to cherish the memory of
  • guānhuái care
  • huáilǐ in one's arms
  • huáibào to hug
  • huáiyùn pregnant
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 怀懷

Write 怀懷 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, huái, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q25 · 28 × 36 grid

怀懷 is #689 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 怀 mean in English?
怀 (huái) means "cherish": bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child).
How do you pronounce 怀?
怀 is pronounced huái in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄨㄞˊ.
How many strokes does 怀 have?
The simplified form, 怀, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 懷, has 19.
What is the traditional form of 怀?
The traditional form of 怀 is 懷. 怀 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 懷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 怀?
Common words that use 怀 include 怀疑 (huáiyí, to doubt), 怀念 (huáiniàn, to cherish the memory of), 关怀 (guānhuái, care), 怀里 (huáilǐ, in one's arms).
How common is 怀?
怀 is number 689 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q25 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.