心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心灵
xīnlíng
heart, soul
Characters in this word
灵 líng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彐 — snout
- Made of
- 彐 snout 火 fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 音乐能安慰人的心灵，尤其是在压力很大的时候。 Yīnyuè néng ānwèi rén de xīnlíng, yóuqí shì zài yālì hěn dà de shíhou. Music can comfort the human heart, especially at times of great pressure.
- 读一本好书，就像给心灵洗了个澡。 Dú yì běn hǎo shū, jiù xiàng gěi xīnlíng xǐ le ge zǎo. Reading a good book is like giving your soul a bath.
- 孩子的心灵很纯净，需要我们小心保护。 Háizi de xīnlíng hěn chúnjìng, xūyào wǒmen xiǎoxīn bǎohù. A child's heart is pure and needs our careful protection.
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