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心 (xīn)
Today, we will learn the Chinese character 心 (xīn) which means "heart".
As a radical[edit | edit source]
As a radical inside a character, it can be written:
- at the bottom of the character as in 想 (xiǎng), 忘 (wàng) and 怒 (nù)
- or on the left side of the character like this: 忄as in 快 (kuài), 忆 (yì) and 怕 (pà).
The radical 心 is often present in characters relating to emotions and ‘heart’ related words.
At the bottom[edit | edit source]
- 忘 (wàng) : to forget
- 怒 (nù) : anger
- 愁 (chóu) : to worry about
- 您 (nín) : polite form of ‘you’
On the left[edit | edit source]
- 怕 (pà) : to be afraid
- 快 (kuài) : quick
As a character[edit | edit source]
Here are some words with the 心 character:
- 愛心/爱心 (ài xīn) : to love
- 開心/开心 (kāi xīn) : to feel happy
- 小心 (xiǎo xīn) : to be careful
- 擔心/担心 (dān xīn) : anxious, worried
- 開心/关心 (guān xīn) : to be concerned about