- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
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心惊胆战
心惊胆战
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
- 。
He was so frightened that his heart raced and his courage failed him.
- 貳形adjective
scared witless
- 。
He was so frightened that his heart trembled and his courage failed.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 京(capital; grand)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The heart suddenly trembles violently like a bustling capital in turmoil—that is fear and alarm.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺾(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; early morning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bile is an organ part in the body, and its sound is similar to the component that looks like a sunrise.
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心惊胆战
Traditional心驚膽戰
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
- 。
He was so frightened that his heart raced and his courage failed him.
- 貳形adjective
scared witless
- 。
He was so frightened that his heart trembled and his courage failed.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 京(capital; grand)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The heart suddenly trembles violently like a bustling capital in turmoil—that is fear and alarm.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺾(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; early morning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bile is an organ part in the body, and its sound is similar to the component that looks like a sunrise.
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