心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心里
xīnli
in one's heart; in one's mind
Characters in this word
里 lǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 里 — inside
- Made of
- 田 field, farm, arable land 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我心里很高兴。 Wǒ xīnli hěn gāoxìng. I feel very happy inside.
- 心里有点怕。 Xīnli yǒudiǎn pà. I feel a little scared inside.
- 你心里明白。 Nǐ xīnli míngbai. You understand it in your heart.