Chinese symbol for “heartfelt”
衷心
zhōng xīn
heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heartfelt is 衷心 (zhōng xīn), defined as: heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “heartfelt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 由衷 | yóu zhōng | heartfelt; sincere |
| 深切 | shēn qiè | deeply felt; heartfelt |
| 情真意切 | qíng zhēn yì qiè | (idiom) sincere; heartfelt |
| 痛切 | tòng qiè | (literary) deeply felt; heartfelt (esp. involving grief or remorse) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 衷心.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 热衷 (熱衷) | rè zhōng | to feel strongly about; to be fond of |
| 初衷 | chū zhōng | original intention |
| 无动于衷 (無動於衷) | wú dòng yú zhōng | aloof; indifferent |
| 由衷 | yóu zhōng | heartfelt; sincere |
| 折衷 | zhé zhōng | variant of 折中 (zhé zhōng) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heartfelt”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.