慈 Strokes Write it Listen 慈 cí gentle, humane, kind, merciful HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 心 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from兹soundzīnow, here; this; time, year心meaningxīnheart; mind; soul How it works心 hints at the meaning (heart), and 兹 zī hints at the sound.