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担心

dānxīn

to worry

A worried person near a cloud
Memory picture

Characters in this word

担 dān

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 旦 dawn
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 担

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 别担心我。 Bié dānxīn wǒ. Do not worry about me.
  • 我很担心你。 Wǒ hěn dānxīn nǐ. I am very worried about you.
  • 妈妈担心孩子。 Māma dānxīn háizi. Mom worries about the child.

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