heart

xīn (xin1)

Radical no. 61 · 4 strokes (61 部首 · 4 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)

185 characters
  • mèn

    bored

    HSK 7

    12 strokes

  • lèng

    to look distracted

    HSK 7

    12 strokes

  • bēi

    sad

    12 strokes

  • chéng

    to punish

    12 strokes

  • huò

    to confuse

    12 strokes

  • variant of 德[de2]

    12 strokes

  • distressed

    12 strokes

  • yuān

    to bear a grudge against

    12 strokes

  • injure

    12 strokes

  • old variant of 和[he2]

    12 strokes

  • duò

    lazy

    12 strokes

  • nǎo

    to get angry

    12 strokes

  • Yùn

    surname Yun

    12 strokes

  • zhuì

    anxious

    12 strokes

  • huáng

    (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation

    12 strokes

  • qióng

    variant of 煢|茕[qiong2]

    12 strokes

  • xīng

    (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken

    12 strokes

  • sorrowful

    12 strokes

  • qiǎo

    change countenance

    12 strokes

  • xuān

    well-being

    12 strokes

  • pleased

    12 strokes

  • melancholy

    12 strokes

  • perverse

    12 strokes

  • miǎn

    shy

    12 strokes

  • yǒng

    variant of 悀[yong3]

    12 strokes

  • kài

    to desire

    12 strokes

  • dàng

    profligate

    12 strokes

  • yīn

    peaceful

    12 strokes

  • è

    startled

    12 strokes

  • yùn

    indignant

    12 strokes

  • fèn

    indignant

    12 strokes

  • kuì

    confused

    12 strokes

  • kuì

    ashamed

    12 strokes

  • sāo

    agitated

    12 strokes

  • kǎi

    indignant

    12 strokes

  • xiǎng

    to think (about)

    HSK 1

    13 strokes

  • ài

    to love; to be fond of; to like

    HSK 1

    13 strokes

  • gǎn

    to feel

    HSK 7

    13 strokes

  • (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

    13 strokes

  • variant of 愈[yu4]

    13 strokes

  • chóu

    to worry about

    HSK 5

    13 strokes

  • shèn

    careful

    13 strokes

  • compassionate

    13 strokes

  • zhòu

    (dialect) stubborn

    13 strokes

  • qiān

    old variant of 愆[qian1]

    13 strokes

  • mǐn

    variant of 憫|悯[min3]

    13 strokes

  • mào

    used in 怐愗[kou4 mao4]

    13 strokes

  • to be stupid

    13 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.