心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心爱
xīn'ài
beloved
Characters in this word
爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她把心爱的书包送给了刚上小学的妹妹。 Tā bǎ xīn'ài de shūbāo sòng gěi le gāng shàng xiǎoxué de mèimei. She gave her beloved schoolbag to her younger sister, who had just started primary school.
- 那只心爱的小猫丢了，女儿难过得哭了一整天。 Nà zhī xīn'ài de xiǎomāo diū le, nǚ'ér nánguò de kū le yì zhěng tiān. The beloved kitten was lost, and my daughter was so upset that she cried all day.
- 他小心地擦着心爱的吉他，好像在照顾一个孩子。 Tā xiǎoxīn de cāzhe xīn'ài de jítā, hǎoxiàng zài zhàogù yí ge háizi. He carefully wiped his beloved guitar as if looking after a child.
Related words
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 小心 xiǎoxīn careful
- 心里 xīnli in one's heart; in one's mind
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 心中 xīnzhōng in one's heart
- 信心 xìnxīn confidence
- 中心 zhōngxīn center
- 爱心 àixīn kindness; caring love
- 决心 juéxīn determination
- 内心 nèixīn inner heart; inside