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心理

xīnlǐ

psychology; mind

A person touching their chest
Memory picture

Characters in this word

心 xīn

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

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 心理健康重要。 Xīnlǐ jiànkāng zhòngyào. Mental health is important.
  • 她学心理。 Tā xué xīnlǐ. She studies psychology.
  • 我懂他的心理。 Wǒ dǒng tā de xīnlǐ. I understand his mind.

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