⼼

heart

xīn (xin1)

Radical no. 61 · 4 strokes (第 61 部首 · 4 画 dì 61 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⼼ (xīn) — meaning: heart, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The heart radical (⼼) originates from a pictograph of the human heart organ. In oracle-bone and seal script, it was depicted as an elongated shape with internal dots or strokes to represent the chambers and vessels of the heart.

Mnemonic: The three-sided shape of the heart stroke resembles a heart with chambers inside.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

185 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)Frequency HSK level Random

憬jǐng
awaken
15 strokes
憭liǎo
clear
15 strokes
怃wǔ
(literary) to have tender affection for
15 strokes
憯cǎn
already
15 strokes
懊ào
to regret
15 strokes
凭píng
variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
HSK 5
16 strokes
蒙méng
to cover
HSK 6
16 strokes
懒lǎn
variant of 懶|懒[lan3]
HSK 6
16 strokes
憩qì
variant of 憩[qi4]
16 strokes
惫bèi
exhausted
16 strokes
憙xǐ
variant of 喜[xi3]
16 strokes
憝duì
dislike
16 strokes
宪xiàn
statute
16 strokes
忆yì
to recollect
16 strokes
憷chù
to be afraid
16 strokes
𢙐náo
used in 懊憹|懊𢙐[ao4 nao2]
16 strokes
憺dàn
peace
16 strokes
憾hàn
regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
16 strokes
懅qú
bashful
16 strokes
懆cǎo
anxious
16 strokes
懈xiè
lax
16 strokes
怿yì
pleased
16 strokes
懔lǐn
fear
16 strokes
应yīng
to agree (to do sth)
HSK 4
17 strokes
恳kěn
earnest
17 strokes
懋mào
to be hardworking
17 strokes
懑mèn
melancholy
17 strokes
㤽chóu
used in 懤懤|㤽㤽[chou2 chou2]
17 strokes
懥zhì
enraged
17 strokes
懦nuò
(bound form) cowardly; faint-hearted
17 strokes
恹yān
used in 懨懨|恹恹[yan1 yan1]
17 strokes
懱miè
variant of 蔑[mie4]
17 strokes
懵měng
stupid
18 strokes
怼duì
dislike
18 strokes
懮yǒu
grievous
18 strokes
怀huái
bosom
19 strokes
忏chàn
(bound form) to feel remorse
20 strokes
懿yì
(literary) exemplary; virtuous
22 strokes
恋liàn
to feel attached to
23 strokes
戄jué
to fear
23 strokes
戆gàng
stupid (Wu dialect)
25 strokes

Quick check

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Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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