心 — Chinese character
心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 4
- Formation
- pictographic — A heart
- Japanese
- 心 as a kanji
Common words with 心
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 关心 (關心) | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 开心 (開心) | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 心里 (心裡) | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | psychology; mentality |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 内心 (內心) | nèi xīn | heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter |
English words written with 心
心 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 10 · Analects 6 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 8 · Mencius 124 · Zhuangzi 185 · Great Learning 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 49
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Analects 2.4
- Analects 6.5
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