慈祥

cíxiáng
adjective HSK 7-9 #24,923

Meanings

  1. 1 kindly
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 genial (of an older person)

Examples

Nǎinai de liǎnshàng zǒngshì dài zhe cíxiáng de xiàoróng.
Grandmother always had a kindly smile on her face.
Nàwèi cíxiáng de lǎorén gěi háizi men jiǎng gùshi.
That kindly old man told stories to the children.

Tips

usage
慈祥 is almost exclusively used to describe older people, especially grandparents or elderly authority figures. Using it for young people would sound unnatural.

Stroke Order

xiáng