heart

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.

• 您nín🔊

  you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])

  HSK 1

  11 strokes

• 情qíng🔊

  (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 惨cǎn🔊

  miserable

  HSK 6

  11 strokes

• 患huàn🔊

  to suffer (from illness)

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 惊jīng🔊

  to startle

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 悠yōu🔊

  long or drawn out

  11 strokes

• 悬xuán🔊

  to hang or suspend

  HSK 6

  11 strokes

• 惯guàn🔊

  accustomed to

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 惧jù🔊

  to fear

  11 strokes

• 惦diàn🔊

  to think of

  11 strokes

• 㥏tiǎn🔊

  ashamed

  11 strokes

• 恿yǒng🔊

  old variant of 恿[yong3]

  11 strokes

• 悆yù🔊

  happy

  11 strokes

• 悉xī🔊

  in all cases

  11 strokes

• 悊zhé🔊

  to revere

  11 strokes

• 悐tì🔊

  respect, regard

  11 strokes

• 悫què🔊

  honest

  11 strokes

• 悰cóng🔊

  joy

  11 strokes

• 悱fěi🔊

  to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to

  11 strokes

• 悴cuì🔊

  haggard

  11 strokes

• 怅chàng🔊

  regretful; upset; despairing; depressed

  11 strokes

• 悷lì🔊

  sorrowful

  11 strokes

• 悸jì🔊

  to palpitate

  11 strokes

• 悻xìng🔊

  angry

  11 strokes

• 悼dào🔊

  to mourn

  11 strokes

• 悾kōng🔊

  simple-minded

  11 strokes

• 惆chóu🔊

  forlorn

  11 strokes

• 惇dūn🔊

  kindhearted

  11 strokes

• 惈guǒ🔊

  courageous

  11 strokes

• 惋wǎn🔊

  to sigh in regret or pity

  11 strokes

• 惏lín🔊

  cold

  11 strokes

• 惓quán🔊

  earnest

  11 strokes

• 惔tán🔊

  to burn

  11 strokes

• 惕tì🔊

  fearful

  11 strokes

• 惘wǎng🔊

  disappointed

  11 strokes

• 惙chuò🔊

  mournful

  11 strokes

• 惚hū🔊

  used in 恍惚[huang3 hu1]

  11 strokes

• 惛hūn🔊

  confused

  11 strokes

• 惜xī🔊

  to cherish

  11 strokes

• 惝chǎng🔊

  disappointed

  11 strokes

• 惟wéi🔊

  -ism

  11 strokes

• 惬qiè🔊

  variant of 愜|惬[qie4]

  11 strokes

• 惭cán🔊

  variant of 慚|惭[can2]

  11 strokes

• 惮dàn🔊

  dread

  11 strokes

• 惹rě🔊

  to provoke

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 惠huì🔊

  (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior)

  12 strokes

• 慌huāng🔊

  to get panicky; to lose one's head

  HSK 5

  12 strokes

• 恶è🔊

  evil

  HSK 7

  12 strokes