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.

• 愯sǒng🔊

  old variant of 悚[song3]

  13 strokes

• 愼shèn🔊

  variant of 慎[shen4]

  13 strokes

• 栗lì🔊

  chestnut

  13 strokes

• 慆tāo🔊

  rejoice

  13 strokes

• 慉xù🔊

  to foster

  13 strokes

• 慊qiàn🔊

  dissatisfied

  13 strokes

• 慑shè🔊

  variant of 懾|慑[she4]

  13 strokes

• 慥zào🔊

  sincere

  13 strokes

• 愿yuàn🔊

  (bound form) wish; hope; desire

  HSK 5

  14 strokes

• 慢màn🔊

  HSK 1

  14 strokes

• 㥯yǐn🔊

  cautious

  14 strokes

• 慁hùn🔊

  confused

  14 strokes

• 慇yīn🔊

  solicitous

  14 strokes

• 慕mù🔊

  to admire

  14 strokes

• 慝tè🔊

  evil thought

  14 strokes

• 慬qín🔊

  (literary) brave

  14 strokes

• 慵yōng🔊

  lethargic

  14 strokes

• 慷kāng🔊

  used in 慷慨[kang1 kai3]

  14 strokes

• 憀liáo🔊

  to rely on

  14 strokes

• 懂dǒng🔊

  to understand

  HSK 2

  15 strokes

• 慰wèi🔊

  to comfort

  15 strokes

• 憋biē🔊

  to choke

  HSK 7

  15 strokes

• 憨hān🔊

  silly

  15 strokes

• 庆qìng🔊

  to celebrate

  15 strokes

• 㦂cháng🔊

  old variant of 常[chang2]

  15 strokes

• 慜mǐn🔊

  clever

  15 strokes

• 慧huì🔊

  intelligent

  15 strokes

• 慭yìn🔊

  (literary) to wish; to prefer to

  15 strokes

• 慿píng🔊

  old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

  15 strokes

• 憃chōng🔊

  foolish; stupid; dull; silly

  15 strokes

• 憎zēng🔊

  to detest

  15 strokes

• 憔qiáo🔊

  used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]

  15 strokes

• 憧chōng🔊

  used in 憧憬[chong1 jing3]

  15 strokes

• 憬jǐng🔊

  awaken

  15 strokes

• 憭liǎo🔊

  clear

  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

• 憷chù🔊

  to be afraid

  16 strokes

• 憺dàn🔊

  peace

  16 strokes

• 憾hàn🔊

  regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

  16 strokes