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xīn

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xīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīn | xin1
English translation
heart
mind
intention
center
core
CL:
>[kē],
>[gè]
heart; mind; soul

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About xīn

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

1115

Traditional form

xīn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A heart

Etymology of xīn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

Explanation

Pictograph of a heart.

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Example sentences using xīn

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Bié 担心 dānxīn , zuò 手术 shǒushù shí huì ràng de gǒu 麻醉 mázuì de .

Don't worry. Your dog will be put to sleep for the operation.

Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

彼得 Bǐ dé 精神 jīngshén 沮丧 jǔsàng ,信心 xìnxīn jiē .

Peter was dejected his confidence in tatters.

biē zài 心里 xīn li 一股热烈 rèliè de 情感 qíng gǎn 尽量 jǐnliàng de 倾吐 qīng tǔ 出来 chū lái .

I lavished all the warmth of my pent - up passion.

xiū ě 之心人 jiē yǒu zhī .

Everybody has a sense of shame.

Words with xīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xīn heart xīn
担心 dānxīn anxious擔心
中心 zhōngxīn center中心 zhōngxīn
开心 kāixīn to feel happy開心
小心 xiǎoxīn to be careful小心 xiǎoxīn
关心 guānxīn to care about關心
心理 xīnlǐ mental心理 xīnlǐ
心里 xīn li chest心裡
心情 xīnqíng mood心情 xīnqíng
恶心 ěxīn nausea惡心
心中 xīn zhōng central point心中 xīn zhōng
内心 nèi xīn heart內心
核心 héxīn core核心 héxīn
心脏 xīnzàng heart心臟
伤心 shāngxīn to grieve傷心
信心 xìnxīn confidence信心 xìnxīn
真心 zhēn xīn sincere真心 zhēn xīn
放心 fàngxīn to feel relieved放心 fàngxīn
心灵 xīnlíng bright心靈
耐心 nàixīn patience耐心 nàixīn
决心 juéxīn determination決心
心态 xīntài mentality心態
爱心 àixīn compassion愛心
心脏病 xīn zàng bìng heart disease心臟病
精心 jīngxīn fine精心 jīngxīn

xīn Decomposition & Compounds

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xīn Compounds

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  • xīn
    • gǎn
        • , ,
      • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
    • zǒng
      • cōng , zǒng ,
        • , ,
          • , , ,
        • , níng
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • ēn
    • niàn
      • nián , niàn , rěn , niǎn , niè , rěn , niǎn , rěn , shěn , niàn , , , , , , , , , , nián
    • zhì
      • zhì , zhì , zhì , , , ,
    • rěn
      • niǎn , rěn , , , rèn ,
    • bēi
    • yuàn
      • yuān ,
    • huàn
      • huàn , huàn , ,
      • , , ,
    • mēn
    • Huì
      • suì , suì , huì , huì , huì , , , , , , , ,
    • huì
    • yōu
    • chóu
      • ,
    • huì
      • suì
    • è
      • ě , , ,
    • jiá
    • cōng
      • cōng
      • zǒng , zǒng , cōng , , , , , , cōng
      • , , , , ,
    • cōng
      • , cōng , zǒng , cōng , cōng , cōng , zǒng , , , , , , , zǒng , cōng , , ,
    • mèn
      • ruǐ , ruǐ
    • qìng
      • ,
    • xiàn
    • liàn
    • níng
      • ,
    • xiǎng , zěn , nín , yuàn , wàng , ě , kǒng , liàn , tài , , , , zhōng , huò , chéng , wèi , shù , , xuán , xīn , kěn , biē , bèi , yàng , sǒng , yǒng , dài , , , yǐn , tǎn , , 忿 fèn , hān , qìn , mèn , gàng , chéng , xuán , , qiān , yīn , duì , chǐ , kěn , xǐn , qìn , yìng , mín ,
    • tān , nèn , hào , huì , , zhé , , è , què , , , mǐn , , hùn , yìn , píng , chōng , , duì , mào , nǎn , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ài
    • , , , , , tài , , , , mǐn , , , sǒng , , , , , , , , bèi , , píng , , , , , , , , yīng , , , , duì , mèn , , , , gàng , , , , , ,
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