zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

心慈手軟

简 心慈手软 · 繁 心慈手軟
Mandarin · pinyin xīn cí shǒu ruǎn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) softhearted; merciful
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
慈
cí · kind, charitable, benevolent
手
shǒu · hand
軟
Look up this written character
软
ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 心慈手軟 ↗Words written with 心 ↗Words written with 慈 ↗Words written with 手 ↗Words written with 軟 ↗Words written with 软 ↗

Mandarin tones

1–2–3–3 · xin1 ci2 shou3 ruan3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be softhearted

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack