心

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heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

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Formation & memory

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Pictograph (象形字)

A heart

heart · Heisig RSH #563

— as a component also called: heart, state of mind, valentine

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大心	dà xīn	(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
人心	rén xīn	popular feeling; the will of the people
一心	yī xīn	wholeheartedly; heart and soul
中心区	zhōng xīn qū	central district
一不小心	yī bù xiǎo xīn	to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
市中心	shì zhōng xīn	city center; downtown
中心	zhōng xīn	center; heart; core
心中	xīn zhōng	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
心头	xīn tóu	one's heart; one's mind
天心区	Tiān xīn Qū	Tianxin, a district of Changsha City 長沙市\|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
心学	xīn xué	School of Mind; Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750…
地心	dì xīn	the center of the Earth; (attributive) geocentric; the Earth's interior
心地	xīn dì	character
无心	wú xīn	unintentionally; not in the mood to
有心人	yǒu xīn rén	resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads
天心	Tiān xīn	see 天心區\|天心区[Tian1 xin1 Qu1]
天心	tiān xīn	center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will
心上人	xīn shàng rén	sweetheart; one's beloved
小心	xiǎo xīn	to be careful; to take care
心性	xīn xìng	one's nature; temperament

These characters use 心 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
心 sound part	xīn	heart; mind; soul
沁	qìn	to soak, to seep in, to percolate
吣	qìn	to vomit

Real sentences with 心 — read them aloud, then paste your own into the converter.

Usage tip: 心指 heart/mind；心情 (mood)、用心 (attentively)、小心 (be careful) 都是从「心」派生的常用词。