wèi

to comfort

to console; to reassure

Officer (尉) + heart (心) = to comfort and reassure

尉 gives the sound wèi; the heart radical beneath it anchors the meaning in emotional care. To comfort someone is to reach toward their heart.

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她难过的时候,朋友总是来安她。

tā nán guò de shí hou , péng you zǒng shì lái ān wèi tā 。

when she is sad, her friends always come to comfort her.

他们去医院问生病的老人。

tā men qù yī yuàn wèi wèn shēng bìng de lǎo rén 。

they went to the hospital to console the sick elderly person.

Words with 慰

健慰器

jiàn wèi qì

sex toy

劝慰

quàn wèi

to console

反安慰剂

fǎn ān wèi jì

nocebo

告慰

gào wèi

to comfort; to console

自慰

zì wèi

to console oneself

自我安慰

zì wǒ ān wèi

to comfort oneself

安慰

ān wèi

to comfort; to console

安慰剂

ān wèi jì

placebo

安慰奖

ān wèi jiǎng

consolation prize

宽慰

kuān wèi

to console

吊慰

diào wèi

to offer condolences

快慰

kuài wèi

to feel pleased

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