心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心灵手巧
xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo
clever and skilful with one's hands
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
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
巧 qiǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 工 labor, work 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她从小心灵手巧，能把废旧布料改造成精致的装饰品。 Tā cóng xiǎo xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo, néng bǎ fèijiù bùliào gǎizào chéng jīngzhì de zhuāngshìpǐn. She has been clever and skilful with her hands since childhood and can turn old fabric into delicate decorations.
- 姐姐心灵手巧，做的手工娃娃非常漂亮。 Jiějie xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo, zuò de shǒugōng wáwa fēicháng piàoliang. My sister is clever and skilled with her hands; the handmade dolls she makes are beautiful.
- 心灵手巧的奶奶把旧毛衣改成了新外套。 Xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo de nǎinai bǎ jiù máoyī gǎichéng le xīn wàitào. The clever, deft-handed grandmother turned an old sweater into a new jacket.
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