爱惜 (àixī) · to cherish

爱惜 (àixī) means “to cherish; to treasure; to take good care of”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 惜 (pity). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 爱惜 is built

The characters

爱 ài · love

What 爱 is made of

爫zhǎo — claws
冖mì — cover
友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and

Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

惜 xī · pity

What 惜 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
  - 廾gǒng — two hands
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

我们应该爱惜粮食。Wǒmen yīnggāi àixī liángshí.We should not waste food.

他很爱惜自己的书。Tā hěn àixī zìjǐ de shū.He takes good care of his books.

Questions about 爱惜

What does 爱惜 mean?

爱惜 (àixī) means “to cherish; to treasure; to take good care of”.

How do you pronounce 爱惜?

爱惜 is pronounced àixī.

Which HSK level is 爱惜?

爱惜 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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