懂中文 Dong Chinese

懈

xiè

idle

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 解 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

解 sound component

解  Sound component

jiě, xiè, jiè

  

divide

Evolution

懈 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
懈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

懈  

xiè

idle, relaxed, remiss; lax; negligent

Most common words with 懈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

不懈

untiring

无懈可击

invulnerable

坚持不懈

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

松懈

to relax

懈怠

slack