WHOLE CHARACTER
惯
habit; usual practice; to spoil; to indulge
惯 puts habit in the heart beside 贯: a habit (习惯), inertia (惯性), or spoiling someone (娇惯).
ZDIC: 形声，从忄、贯声.
Character Familiesleft / right
惯
habit; usual practice; to spoil; to indulge
惯 puts habit in the heart beside 贯: a habit (习惯), inertia (惯性), or spoiling someone (娇惯).
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从忄、贯声.
MEANING: THE HEART SIDE — HABIT LIVES IN THE MIND
忄
heart; mind (from 心)
The left-side heart form; not a standalone page.
In 惯: meaning: the heart side — habit lives in the mind Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND SIDE: 贯 (GUÀN)
贯
a string of coins; to pass through (old)
A standalone character (guàn, a string of coins; to pass through); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 惯: sound side: 贯 (guàn) The whole syllable guàn matches exactly.
Tone 4
- habit; usual practice
- to spoil; to indulge
- 习惯habit; to be used to
- 惯性inertia
- 娇惯to spoil (a child)
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