怀

huái

bosom, embrace

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

不 simplified component

  Simplified component

  

no

Shorthand for the phonetic component in the traditional character .

Evolution

怀 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
怀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怀 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
怀 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
怀 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

怀 () 

huái

bosom, breast; carry in bosom; bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)

怀 () 

Huái

surname Huai

Most common words with 怀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

怀疑

to doubt (sth)

怀孕

pregnant

怀

bosom

怀念

to think of

关怀

care