| 慈 | 1071B50 80.72 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄘˊ [ci2] | ||
| N. | (1) Somewhat litr. reference to) mother (cf. 嚴 40.82 for father): 令慈 your mother; 家慈 my mother; 慈命 mother's command; 慈訓，慈誨 maternal or parental instructions; 慈顏 kind face of parents. (2) U.f. 磁：磁石[ci2shi2]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Kind, gentle, compassionate, benevolent: 慈愛，慈悲，慈善，慈祥 [ci2ai4], [ci2bei1], [ci2shan4], [ci2xiang2]↓; 父慈子孝 father is loving and son is filial. | |||||
| Words | 1. 慈愛 [ci2ai4], adj., kindly, gentle, compassionate. 2. 慈悲 [ci2bei1], (1) adj. & n., mercy, merciful; (2) ([ci2bei0]) v.i., be kind to: 請你慈悲慈悲罷 have pity (used in begging). 3. 慈姑 [ci2gu1], n., (bot.) Sagittaria sagittifolia, a water plant with edible bulbs. [WEdit: also called arrowhead] 4. 慈航 [ci2hang2], n., (Budd.) the Merciful Ferry, way of salvation. 5. 慈和 [ci2he2], adj., amiable. 6. 慈母 [ci2mu3], n., mother. 7. 慈善 [ci2shan4], adj. & n., chartable: 慈善事業 work of charity. 8. 慈祥 [ci2xiang2], adj., kindly, amiable. 9. 慈石 [ci2shi2], n., var. of 磁石 magnet. 10. 慈幃 [ci2wei2], n., (LL polite address of) mother (also wr. 闈). 11. 慈烏 [ci2wu1], n., a young crow reputed to feed its mother. | |||||