惜分阴 xīfēnyīn to value every moment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 惜 xī verb to cherish (bound form) to cherish; to value highly; to take care of tenderly, as in 珍惜 zhēnxī or 爱惜 àixī分阴 分陰 fēnyīn a brief moment A very short period of time; an instant; a second. Literally refers to the movement of a shadow on a sundial by a single minute.