⼼

heart

xīn (xin1)

Radical no. 61 · 4 strokes (第 61 部首 · 4 画 dì 61 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⼼ (xīn) — meaning: heart, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The heart radical (⼼) originates from a pictograph of the human heart organ. In oracle-bone and seal script, it was depicted as an elongated shape with internal dots or strokes to represent the chambers and vessels of the heart.

Mnemonic: The three-sided shape of the heart stroke resembles a heart with chambers inside.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

303 characters

Stroke count

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  • 忿fèn

    anger

    8 strokes

  • 态tài

    (bound form)

    8 strokes

  • 怊chāo

    (literary) sad; sorrowful; disappointed; frustrated

    8 strokes

  • 怍zuò

    ashamed

    8 strokes

  • 怏yàng

    discontented

    8 strokes

  • 怐kòu

    used in 怐愗[kou4 mao4]

    8 strokes

  • 怔zhēng

    (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken

    8 strokes

  • 怖bù

    terror

    8 strokes

  • 怗tiē

    peaceful

    8 strokes

  • 怙hù

    to rely on

    8 strokes

  • 怚jù

    dull, stupid, suspicious

    8 strokes

  • 怛dá

    distressed

    8 strokes

  • 怞zhòu

    to grieve

    8 strokes

  • 怡yí

    harmony

    8 strokes

  • 怦pēng

    (onom.) the thumping of one's heart

    8 strokes

  • 怩ní

    used in 忸怩[niu3 ni2]

    8 strokes

  • 怫fú

    anxious

    8 strokes

  • 怭bì

    frivolous

    8 strokes

  • 怯qiè

    timid

    8 strokes

  • 怲bǐng

    sad

    8 strokes

  • 怵chù

    fearful

    8 strokes

  • 怿yì

    pleased

    8 strokes

  • 总zǒng

    (bound form) general; overall

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • 恨hèn

    to hate

    HSK 5

    9 strokes

  • 怎zěn

    how

    9 strokes

  • 急jí

    urgent

    HSK 2

    9 strokes

  • 恢huī

    to restore

    9 strokes

  • 思sī

    to think

    9 strokes

  • 怒nù

    anger

    9 strokes

  • 怨yuàn

    to blame

    HSK 5

    9 strokes

  • 恰qià

    exactly

    9 strokes

  • 恃shì

    (bound form) to rely on

    9 strokes

  • 怠dài

    idle

    9 strokes

  • 怸xī

    obscure variant of 悉[xi1]

    9 strokes

  • 怹tān

    he

    9 strokes

  • 怼duì

    dislike

    9 strokes

  • 恂xún

    sincere

    9 strokes

  • 恒héng

    permanent

    9 strokes

  • 恇kuāng

    to fear

    9 strokes

  • 恉zhǐ

    purport

    9 strokes

  • 恌tiāo

    frivolous

    9 strokes

  • 恍huǎng

    variant of 恍[huang3]

    9 strokes

  • 恓xī

    troubled

    9 strokes

  • 恔xiào

    cheerful

    9 strokes

  • 恘qiū

    meaning uncertain, related to 戾[li4], to violate

    9 strokes

  • 恛huí

    disordered

    9 strokes

  • 恞yí

    happy

    9 strokes

  • 恟xiōng

    scared, nervous

    9 strokes

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