心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心安理得
xīn'ānlǐdé
with a clear conscience; feeling justified
Characters in this word
安 ān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 既然所有账目都经过公开审计，他接受这笔奖金也算心安理得。 Jìrán suǒyǒu zhàngmù dōu jīngguò gōngkāi shěnjì, tā jiēshòu zhè bǐ jiǎngjīn yě suàn xīn'ān lǐdé. Since all the accounts had undergone public audit, he could be considered justified in accepting the bonus.
- 他每天认真工作，拿自己的工资觉得心安理得。 Tā měitiān rènzhēn gōngzuò, ná zìjǐ de gōngzī juéde xīn'ān lǐdé. He works diligently every day, so he takes his salary with a clear conscience.
- 孩子还了借的钱，心里终于心安理得了。 Háizi huán le jiè de qián, xīnlǐ zhōngyú xīn'ān lǐdé le. The child returned the borrowed money and finally felt at ease inside.
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