Meaning
heart; mind
Chinese: 心脏、内心或中心。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xin” becomes a different word in each tone. 心 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
- 开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
- 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
- 心里xīn lichest; heart; mind
- 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind
Example Sentence
谢谢你的关心。Xiè xie nǐ de guān xīn.Thank you for your concern.
谢谢Xiè xieto thank你nǐyou的deof关心guān xīnto be concerned about。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of the heart, showing the organ and its chambers. As a component it relates to feelings and thought; on the left it is written 忄, as in 忙, 快, 情.
A way to remember it
Three dots around a hook — the beating heart and its chambers.
Easy to confuse with
- 必‘Must / necessarily’: looks like 心 with a slash through it, but it is a different character.