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Definition
- heart
- mind
- meaning component (heart, feelings, temperament, thoughts, mental activities...)
- radical (Kang Xi 61)
- intention
- center
- core
心 as a meaning component
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Compounds (98)
always; invariably; surely; certainly; to assemble; to put together; to sum up; gather; total; overall; in every case; head; chief; general
to read; to think of; thought; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
idea; meaning; thought; to think; significance; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate; suggestion
will; aspiration; ideal; ambition; to keep in mind; to record; to write a footnote; sign; mark
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)
to worry (about); (to be) worried; (to be) anxious; anxiety; concern; melancholy; sorrow; sadness
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
to be stupid; to deceive; stupid; idiot; (to make a) fool (of); foolish; to cheat; me or I (modest)
Related words (571)
heartbeat; palpitation; one's heartbeat quickens; tachycardia; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc); startled; shocked; perturbed
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips
abbr. for abbr. for 心肌梗塞[xin1 ji1 geng3 sai1], myocardial infarction; heart attack, myocardial infarction; heart attack
magnanimous; considerate; thoughtful; able to think of everything that needs to be thought of
wish you the best!; (may all your) wishes come true; to have one's wishes come true; all the best
psychological effect; subjective experience affected more by one's expectations than by objective reality; figment of the imagination
to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; to have a brainstorm
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person; to long for; infatuated; fascinated
to concentrate (one's attention); to focus; attentive; whole-hearted; absorption; concentration; (to be) absorbed
to care (for something, about); attention (for); (to be) concerned (about); concern; (to be) interested (in); empathy
(of a married person) interest in a third person; (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition; (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon)
(to feel) at ease; (to feel) secure; Peace (of mind); (to feel) relieved; do not worry; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on something
(to feel) happy; to have a great time; joyous; (to be) delighted; to rejoice; to make fun of someone
to take care; beware (of); watch out; to look out; to be careful; beware (of); in the middle; in the centre
palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)
to trust (somebody); to have confidence in (somebody); to be calm; to be at ease; to feel at ease; to feel relieved; to be relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to rest one's heart; to rest assured; to feel reassured
to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about
compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)
aggrieved; dejected; (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc; to feel gratified; to feel warm inside
to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)
philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads
ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead; also written 眉间轮
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
information center; abbr. for 中国人权民运信息中心, Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
sandwich cookie; (jocularly) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
recreation center; entertainment center; used in names of media companies, schools etc
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
(lit.) idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Idioms (162)
heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself; saying one thing but meaning sth different
(lit.) heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think; honest and straightforward
(lit.) heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
(lit.) heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
(lit.) convinced in heart and by word (idiom); sincerely convinced and ready to concede
(lit.) heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.); to have ants in one's pants; hyperactive; adventurous and uncontrollable
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom); one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
frenzied (idiom); completely crazy and ridiculous; loss of reason; insane; crazed cruelty
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have something on one's conscience; one's guilty conscience always fears danger; a guilty conscience is a self-accuser; guilty
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
(lit.) carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); (fig.) etched in one's memory; unforgettable
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing; shattering; hair-raising
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
(lit.) to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears
(lit.) what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
(lit.) shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence; to trust completely; to confide in sb with entire sincerity
(lit.) grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart; worried out of one's wits; scared stiff
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom); to strive to achieve the best possible results; to be a perfectionist
to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom); to gladden the heart; to refresh the mind
(lit.) to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf
to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
to display originality (idiom); to create new styles (fashion); to do things differently; to be original
to labor under a delusion (idiom); wishful thinking; trad. form 痴心妄想 also used
after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill; A masterpiece demands suffering.
no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite
(lit.) seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom); (fig.) seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
(lit.) shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
(lit.) red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
(lit.) to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom); to pluck up some courage
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
(lit.) both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom); (fig.) to both be of equal importance; to value both equally
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
(lit.) to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom); (fig.) to mistake good intentions for ill intent
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