芯

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(bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

The heart 心 of a plant 艹; 心 also provides the pronunciation

Components 艹心

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
反应堆芯	fǎn yìng duī xīn	reactor core
灯芯草	dēng xīn cǎo	see 燈心草\|灯心草[deng1 xin1 cao3]
芯片组	xīn piàn zǔ	chipset
纤芯直径	xiān xīn zhí jìng	core diameter (of a fiber)
芯子	xìn zi	fuse; wick; forked tongue (of a snake)
电芯	diàn xīn	battery cell
龙芯	Lóng xīn	Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
燃料芯块	rán liào xīn kuài	fuel pellets
芯片	xīn piàn	computer chip; microchip
笔芯	bǐ xīn	pencil lead; pen refill
灯芯	dēng xīn	variant of 燈心\|灯心[deng1 xin1]
灯芯绒	dēng xīn róng	(textiles) corduroy
纤芯	xiān xīn	core (of a fiber)
堆芯	duī xīn	reactor core
滤芯	lǜ xīn	filter cartridge; filter
阀芯	fá xīn	valve stem