怀
懷huái
#761 most
frequent character
bosom, heart, mind, to think of
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
怀 has 忄 heart as its meaning part and 不 huái as its sound part. It first meant to miss or long for someone. From that came 'heart, mind' and 'bosom'. In Simplified Chinese, 不 replaces the older 褱.
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