慰问 (wèiwèn) · to visit and comfort

慰问 (wèiwèn) means “to visit and comfort; to express sympathy”. It is written with 2 characters: 慰 (to calm) + 问 (to ask). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 慰问 is built

The characters

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
心xīn — heart

问 wèn · to ask

What 问 is made of

门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

市长去医院慰问了病人。Shìzhǎng qù yīyuàn wèiwèn le bìngrén.The mayor visited and comforted the patients in hospital.

春节前，公司慰问了退休员工。Chūnjié qián, gōngsī wèiwèn le tuìxiū yuángōng.Before Spring Festival the company sent greetings to retired staff.

Questions about 慰问

What does 慰问 mean?

慰问 (wèiwèn) means “to visit and comfort; to express sympathy”.

How do you pronounce 慰问?

慰问 is pronounced wèiwèn.

Which HSK level is 慰问?

慰问 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 189: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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