安慰
Old HSK 5
安慰 (ānwèi) · to comfort
安慰 (ānwèi) means “to comfort; to console; comfort”. It is written with 2 characters: 安 (safe) + 慰 (to calm). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 安慰 is built
The characters
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
慰 wèi · to calm
What 慰 is made of
- 尉wèi — officer
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
- 寸cùn — inch
- 尸shī — body
- 心xīn — heart
Example sentences
朋友们都来安慰她。Péngyoumen dōu lái ānwèi tā.Her friends all came to comfort her.
妈妈的话让我得到了安慰。Māma de huà ràng wǒ dédào le ānwèi.My mother's words gave me comfort.
Questions about 安慰
What does 安慰 mean?
安慰 (ānwèi) means “to comfort; to console; comfort”.
How do you pronounce 安慰?
安慰 is pronounced ānwèi.
Which HSK level is 安慰?
安慰 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 不安bù'ānuneasy
- 安置ānzhìto place
Learn 安慰 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.