| 惜 | xī | pity; regret; to rue; to begrudge; Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure; to value; to cherish |
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened |
| 休惜 | xiū xī | recess |
| 吝惜 | lìn xī | to stint; to be miserly |
| 叹惜 | tàn xī | sigh of regret |
| 惜别 | xī bié | reluctant to part |
| 惜福 | xī fú | to appreciate one's good fortune |
| 惺惺惜惺惺 | xīng xīng xī xīng xīng | people of talent appreciate one another (idiom) |
| 怜惜 | lián xī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward |
| 怜香惜玉 | lián xiāng xī yù | to be kind to women |
| 疼惜 | téng xī | to cherish; to dote on |
| 痛惜 | tòng xī | to lament |
| 顾惜 | gù xī | to take loving care of; to value |
| 体惜 | tǐ xī | to empathize; to understand and sympathize |