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Meaning of 心
Pinyin
xīn
Radical
心
Strokes
4
Definition
heart / mind
Usage
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心 [xīn]
名词
1. 人和高等动物体内主管血液循环的器官（通称“心脏”）: The organ in humans and higher animals that is responsible for blood circulation (commonly referred to as the "heart").
例: 心包, 心律, 心衰, 心悸.
2. 中央，枢纽，主要的: The center, hub, or main part.
例: 心腹, 中心.
3. 习惯上指思想的器官和思想情况，感情等: Conventionally refers to the organs of thought and emotional states, etc.
例: 心理, 心曲, 心魄, 心地, 心扉, 衷心, 心旷神怡, 人心惟危.
同本义:
1. 心脏: Heart.
2. 内心: Innermost being; mind.
3. 心中。心里: In the heart; in mind.
4. 古代人以心为思维器官，故后沿用为脑的代称: In ancient times, the heart was regarded as the organ of thought, hence it later came to refer to the mind.
5. 思想: Thought.
6. 精神: Spirit.
7. 心绪;心情: Mood.
8. 思虑;谋划: Calculation.
9. 中心，中央: Center.
引申义:
1. 《说文》：心，人心也。在身之中，象形。按，在肺之下，膈膜之上，着脊第五椎。形如莲蕊，上有四系，以通四脏。心外有赤黄裹脂，谓之心包络。
2. 《吕氏春秋》：其祀中霤，祭先心。
3. 方苞《狱中杂记》：顺我，即先刺心;否则，四肢解尽，心犹不死。
例句:
1. 心腹之病（致命之祸;隐患）.
2. 心上刃（“忍”字的拆写）.
3. 心肝肐蒂（心肝宝贝）.
4. 心气（中医指心脏的功能）.
5. 心系（系悬心脏于胸腔中的筋脉）.
6. 心脾（心脏与脾脏）.
内心:
1. 《诗·小雅·杕杜》：日月阳止，女心伤止。
例: 心悦情服（真心乐意地情愿或服从）.
2. 心香（敬事鬼神，心笃意诚，同于焚香）.
3. 心苗（心意;心愿）.
心中:
例: 心喻口，口喻心（自己反复思量、揣度）.
1. 心肝道儿（心思。亦指财欲）.
2. 心甜的（心爱）.
3. 心丧（心里悼念）.
古代人以心为思维器官:
1. 《孟子》：心之官则思。
例: 心猿智慧（喻头脑机敏灵活）.
2. 心拙口夯（心笨口笨）.
3. 心坌（愚笨）.
4. 心知（心智）.
思想:
1. 《诗·小雅·巧言》：他人有心，我忖度之。
例: 心量（志气;抱负）.
2. 心体（指思想）.
3. 心识（意识）.
4. 心想（思想;感情）.
5. 心裁（指思想，主意）.
6. 心用（思想行为）.
精神:
例: 心神惝恍（神志不清，迷迷糊糊）.
1. 心神仿佛（心神恍惚不安）.
2. 心猿（比喻心神如猿猴般变化难以控制）.
3. 心体（精神与肉体）.
心绪;心情:
例: 心猿难系（喻人心思散乱，难于把握）.
1. 心荒撩乱（心荒意乱）.
2. 心惊骨软（神态惶恐）.
3. 心持两端（分心，心绪不集中）.
思虑;谋划:
例: 心重（思虑太多）.
1. 心趄（变心;不遵守诺言）.
2. 心模（揣测;估量）.
中心，中央:
1. 《琵琶行(并序)》：东船西舫悄无言，唯见江心秋月白。
2. 当心画.
3. 《扬州慢》：波心荡.
例: 心号（兵卒上衣前后的标志符号）.
1. 经心（《般若波罗密多心经》的简称）。
2. 心子;心脏;江心.
lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears
to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
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Input Method for 心
Pinyin
xin1
Wubi
nyny
Cangjie
p
Zhengma
wz
Four Corner
33000
Unicode
U+5fc3
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category