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)
137 characters- 𢙐náo
used in 懊憹|懊𢙐[ao4 nao2]
9 strokes
- 恩ēn
variant of 恩[en1]
10 strokes
- 恕shù
to forgive
10 strokes
- 恶è
evil
HSK 710 strokes
- 耻chǐ
(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
10 strokes
- 悔huǐ
(bound form) to regret; to repent
10 strokes
- 恋liàn
to feel attached to
10 strokes
- 息xī
breath
10 strokes
- 恁nèn
to think
10 strokes
- 悟wù
to comprehend
10 strokes
- 恭gōng
respectful
10 strokes
- 悝kuī
to laugh at
10 strokes
- 恐kǒng
afraid
10 strokes
- 㤽chóu
used in 懤懤|㤽㤽[chou2 chou2]
10 strokes
- 恏hào
to desire
10 strokes
- 恙yàng
sickness
10 strokes
- 恚huì
rage
10 strokes
- 恝jiá
indifferent
10 strokes
- 恣zì
to abandon restraint
10 strokes
- 恧nǜ
ashamed
10 strokes
- 恳kěn
earnest
10 strokes
- 悀yǒng
to be angry
10 strokes
- 悁juān
angry
10 strokes
- 悃kǔn
sincere
10 strokes
- 悄qiāo
used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]
10 strokes
- 悦yuè
pleased
10 strokes
- 悌tì
to do one's duty as a younger brother
10 strokes
- 悍hàn
heroic
10 strokes
- 悑bù
old variant of 怖[bu4]
10 strokes
- 悒yì
anxiety
10 strokes
- 悕xī
(literary) to wish
10 strokes
- 悖bèi
to go against
10 strokes
- 悚sǒng
frightened
10 strokes
- 悛quān
to reform
10 strokes
- 悜chěng
obscure
10 strokes
- 悮wù
to impede
10 strokes
- 悢liàng
(literary) sad; melancholy
10 strokes
- 悧lì
used in 憐悧|怜悧[lian2 li4]
10 strokes
- 悭qiān
stingy
10 strokes
- 悯mǐn
to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for
10 strokes
- 虑lǜ
to think over
10 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.