心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心酸
xīnsuān
sad; grieved; bitter feeling
Characters in this word
酸 suān
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 夋 to dawdle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 看到老人把奖状反复擦拭，记者心里有种说不出的心酸。 Kàndào lǎorén bǎ jiǎngzhuàng fǎnfù cāshì, jìzhě xīnlǐ yǒu zhǒng shuō bu chū de xīnsuān. Seeing the old man wipe the certificate again and again, the reporter felt an indescribable sadness.
- 想起离家那天的告别，她不禁一阵心酸。 Xiǎngqǐ líjiā nà tiān de gàobié, tā bùjīn yī zhèn xīnsuān. Remembering the farewells on the day she left home, she couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness.
- 电影结尾父子相认，观众看得十分心酸。 Diànyǐng jiéwěi fùzǐ xiāngrèn, guānzhòng kàn de shífēn xīnsuān. At the film's ending the father and son finally recognize each other, and viewers find it heartbreaking.
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