Chinese symbol for “intentions”
心术
xīn shù
Traditional: 心術
designs; schemes; intentions; scheming
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intentions is 心术 (xīn shù), defined as: designs; schemes; intentions; scheming; calculating (of a person).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心术.
| 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 |
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng) |
| 艺术 (藝術) | yì shù | art |
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.