怀

huái = hu + ai2
bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child)
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How to pronounce 怀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

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+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

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怀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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Characters with 怀 as component

怀 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 怀

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to doubt (sth) / to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts / to harbor suspicions / to suspect that
pregnant / to have conceived / gestation / pregnancy
to cherish the memory of / to think of / to reminisce

Sentences with 怀

怀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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怀
huái

bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child)

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