心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心思
xīnsi
thoughts; attention; intention
Characters in this word
思 sī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他把全部心思都放在算法优化上，对办公室政治毫无兴趣。 Tā bǎ quánbù xīnsi dōu fàng zài suànfǎ yōuhuà shàng, duì bàngōngshì zhèngzhì háo wú xìngqù. He put all his attention into algorithm optimisation and had no interest in office politics.
- 别猜她的心思了，她高兴起来谁都拦不住。 Bié cāi tā de xīnsi le, tā gāoxìng qǐlái shéi dōu lánbuzhù. Stop guessing what she's thinking — when she gets happy, nobody can hold her back.
- 孩子上学后，妈妈把所有心思都用在了照顾家人。 Háizi shàngxué hòu, māma bǎ suǒyǒu xīnsi dōu yòng zài le zhàogù jiārén. After her child started school, the mother devoted all her attention to caring for the family.
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