Chinese symbol for “thoughts”
心灵
xīn líng
Traditional: 心靈
bright; smart; quick-witted; heart
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thoughts is 心灵 (xīn líng), defined as: bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “thoughts”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心思 | xīn si | mind; thoughts |
| 心劲 (心勁) | xīn jìn | thoughts; what one has in one's heart |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions; reflections |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心灵.
| 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 |
| 灵魂 (靈魂) | líng hún | soul; spirit |
| 灵活 (靈活) | líng huó | flexible; nimble |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thoughts”.
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.