胸

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chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A heart ⺼ in the chest 匈; 匈 also provides the pronunciation

Components ⺼匈

bosom · Heisig RSH #1175

part of the body + bound up + 凶 cruel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
胸中无数	xiōng zhōng wú shù	see 心中無數\|心中无数[xin1 zhong1 wu2 shu4]
胸大无脑	xiōng dà wú nǎo	(having) big boobs but no brain; bimbo
黑胸太阳鸟	hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo	(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
胸中	xiōng zhōng	one's mind
心胸	xīn xiōng	heart; mind; ambition; aspiration
胸花	xiōng huā	corsage; boutonnière
头胸部	tóu xiōng bù	cephalothorax
气胸	qì xiōng	pneumothorax (medicine)
文胸	wén xiōng	bra
平胸	píng xiōng	flat-chested
胸口	xiōng kǒu	chest
胸无大志	xiōng wú dà zhì	to have no aspirations (idiom); unambitious
胸有成算	xiōng yǒu chéng suàn	the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance; forewarned is for…
胸音	xiōng yīn	chest voice
前胸	qián xiōng	human chest; breast
胸前	xiōng qián	(on the) chest; bosom
红胸田鸡	hóng xiōng tián jī	(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Zapornia fusca)
胸卡	xiōng kǎ	badge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
黑胸麻雀	hēi xiōng má què	(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
胸有成竹	xiōng yǒu chéng zhú	(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind