恰
just, exactly
恰 is composed of the radical 心 (heart) and 合 (fit, together). 合 is a pictograph of a lidded container, where the lid must be appropriately sized to seal the contents, implying the idea of being just right or fitting. Thus, 合 carries the meaning of exactness or suitability. 恰 extends this to describe more abstract concepts, such as time, indicating something is precisely or appropriately timed. Whether things or events are just right or suitable often depends on a person’s mindset, as reflected by the inclusion of 心.
Vocabulary of 恰
- 恰巧 (by coincidence)
- 恰當 (appropriate)
- 恰如 (just as if)
Classification
Related Characters:
4心
heart6忖guess6忙busy7志ambition7忘forget7忌fear7忍
endure8怖
terror8念idea8怕fear8性
nature8忽
neglect8怔startled8怙father8怯cowardly9恰
just9恃rely9怨complain9急rapid9恨hate9思think9恆permanent10恥shame10悅pleased10息breath10悄quiet10恩favor10悍
valiant10恭respectful10悟apprehend11悤hurried11悉detailed11悴sad11恿urge11惘perplexed11惦
think12悲sadness12惶frightened12悳virtue12惻sorrow12惱angry12慌panic12愎perverse13愛love13想want13慎careful13感sense13愧ashamed13愷joyful13意thought14愿honest14慳stingy14慣habit14慟
grief14慕admire14態condition15慫incite15憤anger15憂worry15慮consider15憔haggard15憬
awaken15憚dread16憾regret16懂
understand16憶memory17懦timid17懞stupid18懵stupid19懷bosom