心

xīn

x+īn·1st tone

heart · mind

Radical: 心 Strokes: 4 HSK 3

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

意思志恶息急感悬恩总想念

Same radical

意思志恶息急感悬恩总想念怨态惠

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Meanings

heart

mind

intention

center

core

CL: kē, gè

xīn

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Words with 心 2275 total

to be moved · to be tempted动心dòng xīn (Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心)大心dà xīn compassion · kindness · care for others · love · CL:片 piàn · charity (bazaar, golf day etc) · heart (the symbol ♥)爱心ài xīn to worry about操心cāo xīn fair-mindedness · public spirit公心gōng xīn Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer冰心Bīng Xīn nausea · to feel sick · disgust · nauseating · to embarrass (deliberately)恶心ě xīn to feel relieved · to feel reassured · to be at ease放心fàng xīn satisfactory · agreeable称心chèn xīn the earth's core · geocentric地心dì xīn reluctance to leave this world · heart set on the mundane凡心fán xīn careless · thoughtless粗心cū xīn loyal heart · loyalty丹心dān xīn

Idioms with 心 962 total Chain

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi) · no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices · the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart · nothing is more wretched than apathy哀莫大于心死āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

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