心 (xīn): heart, mind
心 (xīn) is a Chinese character meaning “heart, mind.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 心 (heart). It ranks #90 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 心 a heart. Its radical form 心 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忘 (wàng, to forget), 想 (xiǎng, to think, to want), 爱 (ài, to love).
Definitions
- heart, mind
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA heart
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 心
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 担心verb | dān xīn | anxious | 3 |
| 小心verb/adjective | xiǎo xīn | to be careful | 3 |
| 开心adjective | kāi xīn | to feel happy | 3 |
| 关心verb | guān xīn | to be concerned about | 3 |
| 中心noun | zhōng xīn | center | 5 |
| 恶心adjective/verb | ě xīn | variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] | 6 |
| 心理noun | xīn lǐ | psychology | 5 |
| 心脏noun | xīn zàng | heart | 6 |
| 心里 | xīn li | chest | 3 |
| 伤心adjective | shāng xīn | to grieve | 4 |
| 心情noun | xīn qíng | mood | 4 |
| 内心noun | nèi xīn | heart | 4 |
| 放心verb | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | 3 |
| 信心noun | xìn xīn | confidence | 4 |
| 耐心adjective/noun | nài xīn | to be patient | 4 |
| 心灵noun | xīn líng | bright | 6 |
| 专心adjective | zhuān xīn | to focus one's attention | 5 |
| 决心noun/verb | jué xīn | determination | 5 |
| 点心noun | diǎn xin | light refreshments | 5 |
| 核心noun | hé xīn | core | 6 |
| 精心adjective | jīng xīn | with utmost care | 6 |
| 用心adjective | yòng xīn | motive | 6 |
| 心爱adjective | xīn ài | beloved | 6 |
| 心底noun | xīn dǐ | bottom of one's heart | 6 |
| 爱心noun | ài xīn | compassion | 4 |
| 热心adjective | rè xīn | enthusiastic | 5 |
| 心目noun | xīn mù | mind | 6 |
| 背心noun | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | 6 |
| 身心noun | shēn xīn | body and mind | 6 |
| 心愿noun | xīn yuàn | cherished desire | 6 |
| 重心noun | zhòng xīn | center of gravity | 6 |
| 心态noun | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart) | 5 |
| 细心adjective | xì xīn | meticulous | 4 |
| 灰心adjective | huī xīn | to lose heart | 6 |
| 粗心adjective | cū xīn | careless | 4 |
| 心疼verb | xīn téng | to love dearly | 6 |
| 虚心adjective | xū xīn | open-minded | 5 |
心 appears in 100 compound words: 11 as the first character, 89 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 心 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (179)
mad about money; greedy to such an extent that one's rationality is obstructed
mad about money; greedy to such an extent that one's rationality is obstructed
Showing 12 of 179 idioms containing 心.
Example Sentences
心脏是人体最重要的器官之一，需要好好保护。
Xīnzàng shì réntǐ zuì zhòngyào de qìguān zhī yī, xūyào hǎohao bǎohù.
The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body and needs to be well protected.
肥城:外卖小哥的“暖心守护”升级了
féi chéng wài mài xiǎo gē de nuǎn xīn shǒu hù shēng jí le
Feicheng: takeaway brother's "warm heart guardian" upgraded
这届年轻人的消费,要花在“心窝”里
zhè jiè nián qīng rén de xiāo fèi , yāo huā zài xīn wō lǐ
This generation of young people will spend in their hearts.
新春纳福迎新,就来凯德虹口商业中心,福气好物一站式..
xīn chūn nà fú yíng xīn , jiù lái kǎi dé hóng kǒu shāng yè zhōng xīn , fú qì hǎo wù yī zhàn shì . .
Come to CapitaLand Hongkou Commercial Center for a one-stop shop for good fortune and good fortune....
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
Spring Festival vacation pat you, go out and put a "peace of mind" more solid
春节祭英烈 初心永不忘 华北军区烈士陵园开展“春节..
chūn jié zhài yīng liè chū xīn yǒng bù wàng huá běi jūn ōu liè shì líng yuán kāi zhǎn chūn jié . .
Honoring Martyrs During Spring Festival: Never Forget Our Original Aspiration Martyrs' Cemetery of North China Military Region Launches "Spring Festival..."
吃点点心你看好吗？
Chī diǎn diǎnxīn nǐ kàn hǎo ma?
Let's eat some dessert, alright?
你圣诞过得开心吗？
Nǐ Shèngdàn guòdé kāixīn ma?
Did you have a nice Christmas?
比如说，我要到市中心，有什么车子可以坐吗？
Bǐrú shuō, wǒ yào dào shìzhōngxīn, yǒu shénme chēzi kěyǐ zuò ma?
For example, if I want to get downtown what bus should I take?
什么让他改变了心意？
Shénme ràng tā gǎibiàn le xīnyì?
What made him change his mind?
Character Family
心 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical
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