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.

• 心xīn🔊

  heart

  HSK 3

  4 strokes

• 忆yì🔊

  to recollect

  4 strokes

• 必bì🔊

  certainly

  HSK 5

  5 strokes

• 忉dāo🔊

  grieved

  5 strokes

• 忙máng🔊

  busy

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 忏chàn🔊

  (bound form) to feel remorse

  6 strokes

• 忕shì🔊

  accustomed to

  6 strokes

• 忖cǔn🔊

  to ponder

  6 strokes

• 忛fān🔊

  erroneous variant of 帆[fan1]

  6 strokes