心 xīn heart
heart; mind; intention
How it came to be
A heart drawn from life: the main part, with the tubes coming off the top. In Chinese the heart is also where thinking happens.
How it is used
- The heart as the seat of feeling and intention - 关心 (guānxīn) care about, 放心 (fàngxīn) rest assured, 小心 (xiǎoxīn) be careful.
- Hugely productive in emotion words: 开心 (kāixīn) happy, 担心 (dānxīn) worry, 伤心 (shāngxīn) heartbroken, 心情 (xīnqíng) mood.
- 心里 (xīnlǐ) = 'in one's heart/mind', for inner thoughts: 心里想 (xīnlǐ xiǎng) think to oneself.
Characters built with 心
- 想 think about
- 怎 how
- 息 breath
- 您 you (polite)
- 意 idea
- 思 think
- 忘 forget
- 总 always
- 感 feel
- 必 must
- 愿 wish
- 急 urgent
- 聪 sharp
- 态 attitude
- 志 intention
- 恐 fearful
- 虑 anxious
- 悉 know
- 忽 suddenly
- 忍 to endure
- 念 to think of
- 怨 to blame
- 恋 love
- 悠 distant
- 惠 favor
- 慧 intelligent
- 慰 to comfort
- 憾 regret
- 秘 secret
- 稳 steady
- 媳 daughter-in-law
- 德 morality
- 怒 anger
- 恶 bad
- 患 suffering
- 悲 sorrow
- 惑 to confuse
- 惩 to discipline
- 愁 anxious
- 忌 jealous
Words with 心
- 开心kāixīnfeel happyHSK 3
- 担心dānxīnto worryHSK 3
- 小心xiǎoxīntake careHSK 3
- 关心guānxīnbe concerned aboutHSK 3
- 放心fàng xīndon't worry, feel at easeHSK 3
- 心里xīnlǐin one's heartHSK 3
- 伤心shāngxīnsadHSK 4
- 心情xīnqíngmoodHSK 4
- 信心xìnxīnconfidenceHSK 4
- 耐心nàixīnto be patientHSK 4
- 粗心cūxīncarelessHSK 4
- 内心nèixīnheartHSK 4
- 爱心àixīncompassionHSK 4
- 细心xìxīnmeticulousHSK 4
- 专心zhuānxīnto focus one's attentionHSK 5
- 中心zhōngxīncenterHSK 5
- 决心juéxīndeterminationHSK 5
- 心态xīntàiattitude (of the heart)HSK 5
- 心理xīnlǐpsychologyHSK 5
- 点心diǎnxinlight refreshmentsHSK 5
- 热心rèxīnenthusiasticHSK 5
- 虚心xūxīnopen-mindedHSK 5
- 心底xīndǐbottom of one's heartHSK 6
- 心愿xīnyuàncherished desireHSK 6
- 心灵xīnlíngbrightHSK 6
- 心爱xīn’àibelovedHSK 6
- 心疼xīnténgto love dearlyHSK 6
- 心目xīnmùmindHSK 6
- 心脏xīnzàngheartHSK 6
- 恶心ěxinnauseaHSK 6
- 核心héxīncoreHSK 6
- 灰心huīxīnto lose heartHSK 6
- 用心yòngxīnmotiveHSK 6
- 精心jīngxīnwith utmost careHSK 6
- 背心bèixīnsleeveless garmentHSK 6
- 身心shēnxīnbody and mindHSK 6
- 重心zhòngxīncenter of gravityHSK 6
- 一心yìxīnwholeheartedlyHSK 7
- 一心一意yìxīn-yíyìconcentrating one's thoughts and effortsHSK 7
- 全心全意quánxīn-quányìheart and soulHSK 7
Example sentences
- 你的心跳很正常。 Nǐ de xīntiào hěn zhèngcháng.Your heartbeat is quite normal.
- 把美好的回忆留在心中。 Bǎ měihǎo de huíyì liú zài xīnzhōng.Hold your beautiful memories in your heart.
- 别担心。 Bié dānxīn.Don't worry!
- 要小心开车。 Yào xiǎoxīn kāichē.Drive carefully.