慰 (wèi): to comfort, to console, to reassure
慰 (wèi) is a Chinese character meaning “to comfort.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尉 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #1621 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 慰 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to comfort
- to console
- to reassure
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 慰
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified |
| 抚慰 | fǔ wèi | to console |
| 慰藉 | wèi jiè | to console |
| 慰问 | wèi wèn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc |
| 宽慰 | kuān wèi | to console |
| 告慰 | gào wèi | to comfort |
| 慰劳 | wèi láo | to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) |
| 自慰 | zì wèi | to console oneself |
| 慰问金 | wèi wèn jīn | condolence payment |
| 聊以自慰 | liáo yǐ zì wèi | to find some consolation (idiom) |
| 快慰 | kuài wèi | to feel pleased |
| 慰唁 | wèi yàn | to console |
| 自我安慰 | zì wǒ ān wèi | to comfort oneself |
| 反安慰剂 | fǎn ān wèi jì | nocebo |
| 神慰 | shén wèi | spiritual consolation |
慰 appears in 23 compound words: 26 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 慰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
看到孩子的进步，父母慰中十分欣慰。
kàn dào hái zǐ de jìn bù , fù mǔ wèi zhōng shí fēn xīn wèi .
Seeing their child's progress, the parents felt deeply gratified.
赖慰玲埃及之旅取消 对儿子心怀愧疚
lài wèi 玲 埃 jí zhī lǚ qǔ xiāo duì ér zǐ xīn huái kuì 疚
Lai Wei-ling Cancels Trip to Egypt, Feels Guilty Toward Her Son
2026年青年月:修复遗像 抚慰伤痛 传递感恩
2 0 2 6 nián qīng nián yuè : xiū fù yí xiàng fǔ wèi shāng tòng chuán dì gǎn ēn
Youth Month 2026: Restoring Portraits, Healing Wounds, and Expressing Gratitude
PLG》吴永仁请辞遭慰留转任 许晋哲回归兼任勇士总教练
P L G wú yǒng rén qǐng cí zāo wèi liú zhuǎn rèn xǔ jìn zhé huí guī jiān rèn yǒng shì zǒng jiào liàn
PLG: Wu Yong-ren Resigns but Is Persuaded to Stay; Xu Jin-zhe Returns to Serve as Warriors Head Coach
...28事件79周年 台北101点灯盼以爱抚慰伤痛、携手前行
. . . 2 8 shì jiàn 7 9 zhōu nián tái běi 1 0 1 diǎn dēng pàn yǐ ài fǔ wèi shāng tòng , xié shǒu qián háng
... 28 The 79th anniversary of the incident Taipei 101 lights up the hope of soothing the pain with love and moving forward hand in hand
“你妈是慰安妇吗?”男师呛网友引公愤 花莲县教育处...
nǐ mā shì wèi ān fù ma ? nán shī qiàng wǎng yǒu yǐn gōng fèn huā lián xiàn jiào yù chǔ . . .
"Is your mother a comfort woman?" Male teacher choked netizens to cause public outrage Hualien County Education Department...
玛丽尝试安慰汤姆。
Mǎlì chángshì ānwèi Tāngmǔ.
Mary tried to comfort Tom.
女孩子也会自慰吗？
Nǚháizi yě huì zìwèi ma?
Do girls also masturbate?
我不知道该说什么来安慰你。
Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme Lái'ān wèi nǐ.
I don't know what to say to make you feel better.
过年过节时，他总是来慰劳。
Guònián guòjié shí, tā zǒngshì lái wèiláo.
He always comes to show his appreciation during the New Year and holidays.
Character Family
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