懷
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huái · bosom, breast

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

19Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

忄Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 懷

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Example sentences

Notice where 懷 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ fēi cháng huái yí wǒ mén kàn dào de shì guǐ.我非常懷疑我們看到的是鬼。

I very much doubt that what we saw was a ghost.

Source: Tatoeba #13860180 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de háizi bào zài huái lǐ.她把她的孩子抱在懷裡。

She held her baby in her arms.

Source: Tatoeba #890963 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuì hǎo de péng yǒu huái yùn le.我最好的朋友懷孕了。

My best friend is pregnant.

Source: Tatoeba #5471753 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de bǎo bǎo bào zài huái lǐ.她把她的寶寶抱在懷裡。

She folded her baby in her arms.

Source: Tatoeba #780374 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā fù mǔ duì tā huái yǒu guò gāo de qī wàng.他父母对他懷有過高的期望。

His parents expect too much of him.

Source: Tatoeba #10631557 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā bào zài huái lǐ, bìng bǎ tā bào dào chuáng shàng.他把她抱在懷裡,並把她抱到床上。

He lifted her in his arms and carried her to her bed.

Source: Tatoeba #13799555 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 懷 in context

  1. Say huái, then recall the core meaning: bosom, breast.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 懷 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.