Chinese symbol for “intention”
心意
xīn yì
intention; regard; kindly feelings
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intention is 心意 (xīn yì), defined as: intention; regard; kindly feelings.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “intention”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention; purpose |
| 用意 | yòng yì | intention; purpose |
| 心气 (心氣) | xīn qì | intention; motive |
| 心 | xīn | heart; mind |
| 念头 (念頭) | niàn tou | thought; idea; intention |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心意.
| 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 |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intention”.
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.