心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心声
xīnshēng
heartfelt thoughts; inner voice
Characters in this word
声 shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这封公开信并非抱怨，而是普通员工长期被忽视的心声。 Zhè fēng gōngkāi xìn bìngfēi bàoyuàn, ér shì pǔtōng yuángōng chángqī bèi hūshì de xīnshēng. This open letter is not a complaint, but the voice of ordinary employees who have long been ignored.
- 这首歌唱出了无数年轻人的心声。 Zhè shǒu gē chàng chū le wúshù niánqīngrén de xīnshēng. This song gives voice to the hearts of countless young people.
- 他终于向母亲说出了自己的心声。 Tā zhōngyú xiàng mǔqīn shuō chū le zìjǐ de xīnshēng. He finally told his mother what was truly in his heart.
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