心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心肠
xīncháng
heart; disposition; character
Characters in this word
肠 cháng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他表面上说话尖刻，心肠却并不坏，经常暗中资助学生。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng shuōhuà jiānkè, xīncháng què bìng bú huài, jīngcháng ànzhōng zīzhù xuéshēng. He speaks sharply on the surface, but he is not bad-hearted and often helps students quietly.
- 我奶奶心肠好，最喜欢帮助邻居。 Wǒ nǎinai xīncháng hǎo, zuì xǐhuan bāngzhù línjū. My grandma is kind-hearted and loves helping the neighbours most of all.
- 他心肠太软，别人一开口他就答应帮忙。 Tā xīncháng tài ruǎn, biérén yī kāikǒu tā jiù dāying bāngmáng. He has too soft a heart; as soon as someone asks, he agrees to help.
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