HSK 3 · Feelings

爱心

ài xīn

love; compassion

Stroke order of 爱心

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

爱 · 10 strokes 心 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A heart 心 in the middle of love 爱, with a claw 爫 over a friend 友: a loving heart.

Parts: 爱 love (爫 + 冖 + 友) + 心 heart

The characters in 爱心

爱 ài — to love (10 strokes)
心 xīn — heart; mind (4 strokes)

Example sentence

他很有爱心。

He is very caring.

Words with 爱

爱to love 爱好hobby; to like 爱人spouse; husband or wife 爱情love; romance 可爱cute; lovely 热爱to love deeply

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 心heart; mind 伤心sad; heartbroken 内心heart; inner feelings 决心determination 担心to worry

More words: Feelings

印象impression 感情emotion; feeling 情感emotion; feeling 热爱to love deeply 幸福happiness; happy 幸运lucky 害怕to be afraid 紧张nervous; tense 不安uneasy; restless 伤心sad; heartbroken 痛苦pain; suffering 好奇curious 乐观optimistic 内心heart; inner feelings 愿望wish; desire 希望to hope; hope

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