Chinese symbol for “preoccupation”
心结
xīn jié
Traditional: 心結
a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for preoccupation is 心结 (xīn jié), defined as: a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “preoccupation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疙瘩 | gē da | swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump |
| 圪垯 (圪墶) | gē da | mound; knoll; swelling or lump on skin; pimple |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心结.
| 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 |
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
See also: Japanese symbol for “preoccupation”.
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.