(xīn) - heart, mind in Mandarin

xīn

Traditional: 心

HSK 3

#726 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

heart, mind

Word origin

The character 心 (xīn) 'heart, mind' is a pictograph of a heart, with its lobes and chambers stylised. In Chinese thought it is the seat of both emotion and thinking.

Origin: pictograph
Root: depicts a heart

Stroke order

心

Examples

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I feel very sad in my heart.

善shàn良liáng。

He has a kind heart.

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Please listen carefully.

善shàn良liáng。

Her heart is very kind.

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I feel a bit sad inside.

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Appears in 11 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 心.

担心dān xīnto worry, to be concerned 小心xiǎo xīncareful, be careful, watch out 开心kāi xīnhappy, joyful, delighted 关心guān xīnto care about, to be concerned with 中心zhōng xīncentre, heart, hub 放心fàng xīnto set one's mind at rest, to rest assured 恶心ě xīndisgusting, nauseating, to feel sick 心情xīn qíngmood, state of mind 心里xīn lǐin one's heart, in the mind 心脏xīn zàngheart (the organ)甜心tián xīnsweetheart, darling

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This word is part of lesson 15.