HSK 3 · Body & Health

心

xīn

heart; mind

Stroke order of 心

心 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A drawing of a heart with a bowl shape and three drops beating inside it.

Parts: Pictograph of a heart

Example sentence

我的心跳得很快。

My heart is beating very fast.

Words with 心

中心centre 开心happy 放心to be at ease; to relax 心情mood 心里in one's heart; in one's mind 心中in one's heart 关心to care about 信心confidence 小心careful; to be careful 爱心love; compassion 伤心sad; heartbroken 内心heart; inner feelings 决心determination 担心to worry

More words: Body & Health

手指finger 血blood 伤injury; to hurt 受伤to get injured 痛pain; painful 感冒to catch a cold; cold 困sleepy; to trap 胖fat 死to die; dead 去世to pass away 生命life 活to live; alive 救to save; to rescue 毛病fault; problem; illness

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