怙
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Meaning: to rely on
💡 Heart (忄) leaning on ancient (古) crutch: 'to rely on' old habits.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthing the character 怙 (hù), we find it composed of the heart radical 忄 and the phonetic component 古 (gǔ, ‘ancient’). Its core meaning is ‘to rely on’ or ‘to depend on,’ often in a negative sense of excessive reliance. In classical texts, 怙 appears in phrases like 怙恶不悛 (hù è bù quān), meaning ‘to persist in evil without repentance.’ This character reveals a cultural caution against over-dependence, urging self-reliance.
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