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Chinese Symbol for Heart

心
xīn

heart, mind

4 strokes

Meaning

The heart — both the organ and the heart as mind and feelings. Many characters about feelings contain it.

Where the character comes from

A picture of the heart.

Stroke order

Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)

Words with 心

开心 kāixīn happy
小心 xiǎoxīn be careful
心情 xīnqíng mood

Using 心 in a tattoo or design

A simple and popular character. It is the same in simplified and traditional Chinese.

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