Skip to content
Inkstone
Sign in

huái

Meanings

CC-CEDICT

huái
  1. 1.to carry in the bosom or the sleeve
  2. 2.to wrap, to conceal

CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA

Wiktionary

  1. 1.Original form of 懷/怀 (huái).
  2. 2.(alt. form 槐) Dipsacus asper

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡruːl, *ɡruːl): semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 眔 (OC *l'uːb). Its original meaning is "to miss". The sadness linked to the act of missing is conveyed by the inside component 眔, an eye with tear under it; hence, the phonetic component also adds meaning to the character. The dress is a reference to the bosom and/or the heart and mind. The character was later modified into 懷.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Stroke order

Components

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

More examples & usage (AI)