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

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 懅qú

    bashful

    16 strokes

  • 懆cǎo

    anxious

    16 strokes

  • 懈xiè

    lax

    16 strokes

  • 懔lǐn

    fear

    16 strokes

  • 应yīng

    to agree (to do sth)

    HSK 4

    17 strokes

  • 懋mào

    to be hardworking

    17 strokes

  • 懑mèn

    melancholy

    17 strokes

  • 懥zhì

    enraged

    17 strokes

  • 懦nuò

    (bound form) cowardly; faint-hearted

    17 strokes

  • 懱miè

    variant of 蔑[mie4]

    17 strokes

  • 懵měng

    stupid

    18 strokes

  • 懮yǒu

    grievous

    18 strokes

  • 懿yì

    (literary) exemplary; virtuous

    22 strokes

  • 戄jué

    to fear

    23 strokes

  • 戆gàng

    stupid (Wu dialect)

    25 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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