心 (xīn): meaning and stroke order
心 (xīn) means heart, mind, intention, center, core, 颗个.
心
- Simplified
- 心
- Traditional
- 心 (same form)
- Pinyin
- xīn
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Stroke order of 心
心
- xīn heart; mind
- 4 strokes
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Meaning of 心
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xīn
- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
Radical and structure
- 心
- Radical 心 (Kangxi radical 61) · 4 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 心
- 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul
- 中心 zhōng xīn center; heart; core
- 心中 xīn zhōng central point; in one's thoughts
- 心地 xīn dì character
- 小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care
- 心里 xīn li chest; heart; mind
- 用心 yòng xīn motive; intention
- 心情 xīn qíng mood; frame of mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 好心 hǎo xīn kindness; good intentions
- 伤心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted
- 丹心 dān xīn loyal heart; loyalty
- 决心 jué xīn determination; resolution
心 in our stories
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新菜上来了，马修心想：主人这么热情，不吃完太不礼貌了。于是，他又把盘子吃空了。
xīn cài shànglai le Mǎxiū xīn xiǎng zhǔrén zhème rèqíng bù chī wán tài bù lǐmào le yúshì tā yòu bǎ pánzi chī kōng le
The new dishes came, and Matthew thought: the host is so generous, it would be rude not to finish. So he cleared his plate again.
From the story The banquet that never ended HSK 6
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龙王心想：下雨是我管的，你怎么可能比我清楚？于是和他打赌，输的人要砸了招牌。
Lóngwáng xīn xiǎng xiàyǔ shì wǒ guǎn de nǐ zěnme kěnéng bǐ wǒ qīngchu yúshì hé tā dǎdǔ shū de rén yào zá le zhāopai
The Dragon King thought: rain is my business; how could you know better than me? So he made a bet with him: the loser would have his signboard smashed.
From the story The Dragon King of the Jing River HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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回头看看刚才淋雨的地方，风雨已经过去，晴天也不必太高兴。对一颗平静的心来说，风雨和晴天其实没有什么分别。
huítóu kànkan gāngcái lín yǔ de dìfang fēngyǔ yǐjīng guòqu qíngtiān yě búbì tài gāoxìng duì yì kē píngjìng de xīn láishuō fēngyǔ hé qíngtiān qíshí méiyǒu shénme fēnbié
Looking back at where you were caught in the rain: the storm is over, and there's no need to be too delighted by the sunshine either. To a calm heart, storm and sunshine are really no different.
From the story Neither wind and rain nor sunshine HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 心
- The banquet that never ended HSK 6
- The Dragon King of the Jing River HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Neither wind and rain nor sunshine HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).