heart

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.

• 慌huāng🔊

  to get panicky; to lose one's head

  HSK 5

  12 strokes

• 闷mèn🔊

  bored

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 愣lèng🔊

  to look distracted

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 悲bēi🔊

  sad

  12 strokes

• 惩chéng🔊

  to punish

  12 strokes

• 惑huò🔊

  to confuse

  12 strokes

• 㥁dé🔊

  variant of 德[de2]

  12 strokes

• 惄nì🔊

  distressed

  12 strokes

• 惌yuān🔊

  to bear a grudge against

  12 strokes

• 惎jì🔊

  injure

  12 strokes

• 惒hé🔊

  old variant of 和[he2]

  12 strokes

• 惰duò🔊

  lazy

  12 strokes

• 惴zhuì🔊

  anxious

  12 strokes

• 惶huáng🔊

  (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation

  12 strokes

• 惸qióng🔊

  variant of 煢|茕[qiong2]

  12 strokes

• 惺xīng🔊

  (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken

  12 strokes

• 愀qiǎo🔊

  change countenance

  12 strokes

• 愃xuān🔊

  well-being

  12 strokes

• 愉yú🔊

  pleased

  12 strokes

• 愊bì🔊

  melancholy

  12 strokes

• 愎bì🔊

  perverse

  12 strokes

• 愐miǎn🔊

  shy

  12 strokes

• 愑yǒng🔊

  variant of 悀[yong3]

  12 strokes

• 愒kài🔊

  to desire

  12 strokes

• 愓dàng🔊

  profligate

  12 strokes

• 愔yīn🔊

  peaceful

  12 strokes

• 愕è🔊

  startled

  12 strokes

• 愠yùn🔊

  indignant

  12 strokes

• 愤fèn🔊

  indignant

  12 strokes

• 愦kuì🔊

  confused

  12 strokes

• 愧kuì🔊

  ashamed

  12 strokes

• 慅sāo🔊

  agitated

  12 strokes

• 慨kǎi🔊

  indignant

  12 strokes

• 想xiǎng🔊

  HSK 1

  13 strokes

• 爱ài🔊

  to love; to be fond of; to like

  HSK 1

  13 strokes

• 感gǎn🔊

  to feel

  HSK 7

  13 strokes

• 意yì🔊

  (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

  13 strokes

• 愈yù🔊

  variant of 愈[yu4]

  13 strokes

• 愁chóu🔊

  to worry about

  HSK 5

  13 strokes

• 慎shèn🔊

  careful

  13 strokes

• 慈cí🔊

  compassionate

  13 strokes

• 愆qiān🔊

  old variant of 愆[qian1]

  13 strokes

• 愍mǐn🔊

  variant of 憫|悯[min3]

  13 strokes

• 愗mào🔊

  used in 怐愗[kou4 mao4]

  13 strokes

• 愚yú🔊

  to be stupid

  13 strokes

• 愫sù🔊

  guileless

  13 strokes

• 愭qí🔊

  (literary) deferential

  13 strokes

• 愮yáo🔊

  distressed, agitated

  13 strokes