Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 心, means heart; feeling; center.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
The original meaning of this character is "the heart", then it was also extended to mean "mind" or "feelings". as the ancients thought that the heart was in the middle of the chest, so it also been extended to mean "center" or "core". This character is also used as radical, in most cases, it was put in the bottom of a character, like this, 忠 zhōng means loyal, 忘 wàng means forget. as you can realize, characters under this radical always have something to do with the meaning of some feelings. and further more, when it has been used as the left part of a character, it transform into 忄, for example, 惊 jīng means scared, 恼 nǎo means angry. also has relationship with the meaning of some feelings.
Radical 心
Characters under this radical 念 niàn(means read; thinking)
Strokes Number is 4 strokes
Words and Phrases
心爱 xīn ài love; treasure
心地 xīn dì moral nature
心理 xīn lǐ psychology
心情 xīn qíng mood
心愿 xīn yuàn cherished desire; wish
心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded
心狠手辣 xīn hěn shǒu là hard-hearted and cruel
心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shēn yí free of mind, happy of heart
心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ ones heart is agile as an ape and ones thoughts swift as a horse
心照不宣 xīn zhào bù xuān understand each other without anything being spelt out
Sentences
他人在这儿，心却不在 tā rén zài zhè ér ，xīn què bù zài he himself is here, but his thoughts are not.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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