心 xīn

1. xīn noun heart [organ]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Organ 器官
   Notes: In this sense 心 means 心脏, in the sense of a physical organ (CCD '心' 1; FE '心' 1; Guoyu '心' n 1)
2. xīn noun Kangxi radical 61
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. xīn noun mind; consciousness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '心' 2; FE '心' 2; Guoyu '心' n 2)
4. xīn noun the center; the core; the middle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 中心 (CCD '心' 3; FE '心' 5; Guoyu '心' n 6; Kroll 2015 '心' 2, p. 507)
5. xīn noun one of the 28 star constellations
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Astronomy , Concept: Constellation 星座
   Notes: In this sense 中心 (CCD '心' 3; FE '心' 5; Kroll 2015 '心' 4, p. 507)
6. xīn noun heart
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As the core of emotional and intellectual activity, first of the five viscera; for example, for idiom '惊心动魄 'to surprise the heart and move the soul' (CCI p. 38; Kroll 2015 '心' 1, p. 507)
7. xīn noun emotion
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 感情; for example, 伤心 'grieved' (Guoyu '心' n 3)
8. xīn noun intention; consideration
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '心' n 4; Kroll 2015 '心' 1a, p. 507)
9. xīn noun disposition; temperament
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 性情 (Guoyu '心' n 5)

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• 专心一意(專心一意) to concentrate on
• 心急吃不了热豆腐(心急吃不了熱豆腐) hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu; one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
• 丹心 loyal heart; loyalty
• 苞藏祸心(苞藏禍心) to harbor evil intentions; concealing malice
• 心里痒痒(心裡癢癢) lit. itchy heart; to be itching to do
• 心理学家(心理學家) psychologist
• 齐心合力(齊心合力) to work as one; united in a concerted effort; working hard together
• 心中有鬼 to harbor ulterior motives
• 决心 determination; resolution ; to be determined; to be resolute ; to decide ; determination; resolution
• 亏心事(虧心事) shameful deed
• 开心见胆(開心見膽) to understand clearly
• 空心架子 empty of substance
• 心孔 the mind; capacity for clear thinking
• 粗心大意 negligent; careless; inadvertent
• 心血来潮(心血來潮) to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; to have a brainstorm
• 洁心(潔心) pure heart
• 花心大萝卜(花心大蘿蔔) womanizer; skirt-chaser
• 心动(心動) heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
• 组织心理学(組織心理學) organizational psychology; occupational psychology
• 小心翼翼 careful and cautious; very catious
• 心血管 cardiovascular
• 成心 intentional; deliberate ; a preconceived idea ; to satisfy desires
• 娱乐中心(娛樂中心) amusement park; recreation center; entertainment center
• 龙心(龍心) the will of the emperor
• 心眼多 to have unfounded doubts; overconcerned
• 至心 sincerity ; sincerely; heartedly
• 中心惨怛(中心慘怛) oppressing man's heart
• 心毒手辣 vicious and ruthless
• 人心不足蛇吞象 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant
• 亏心(虧心) a guilty conscience
• 心理 mental; psychological ; mind and reason
• 花貌蓬心 florid outside appearance, unkempt interior
• 心急 anxious; impatient
• 赤胆忠心(赤膽忠心) utter devotion
• 心情 mood; spirit; frame of mind; feeling; sentiment ; emotional appeal
• 人心果 sapodilla
• 种族中心主义(種族中心主義) ethnocentrism
• 逞心 to be relazed
• 知心 a close friend
• 吊带背心(吊帶背心) camisole
• 匠心 a creative mind
• 尝尽心酸(嘗盡心酸) to experience one's full share of sorrows
• 心脏疾患(心臟疾患) heart disease
• 人心隔肚皮 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart
• 潜心而勉学(潛心而勉學) to concentrate fully on diligent study
• 本心 original intent ; conscience
• 表明心迹(表明心跡) to express one's true sentiment
• 心高气傲(心高氣傲) proud and arrogant
• 心花怒放 bursting with joy
• 购物中心(購物中心) shopping center

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• 《心部》 Xīn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 274
• 《公孫丑章句上》 Commentary on Gong Sun Chou I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 76
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 59
• 《告子章句上》 Commentary on Gaozi I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 55
• 卷五十四 志第七 天文七 Volume 54 Treatises 7: Astronomy 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 54
• 卷五十三 志第六 天文六 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Astronomy 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 51
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 47
• 《梁惠王章句上》 Commentary on Liang Hui Wang I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 40
• 卷四十八　志第一:　　天文一 Volume 48 Treatises 1: Astronomy 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 38
• 卷三百九十三 列傳第一百五十二 彭龜年 黃裳 羅點 黃度 周南 林大中 陳騤 黃黼 詹體仁 Volume 393 Biographies 152: Peng Guinian, Huang Chang, Luo Dian, Huang Du, Zhou Nan, Lin Dazhong, Chen Kui, Huang Fu, Zhan Tiren History of Song 宋史 — count: 38

Collocations

• 王心 (王心) 王心則寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧黍苗 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Shu Miao — count: 8
• 二心 (二心) 納我而無二心者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 8
• 腹心 (腹心) 公侯腹心 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧兔罝 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Tu Ju — count: 7
• 心伤悲 (心傷悲) 我心傷悲 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧草蟲 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cao Chong — count: 6
• 生心 (生心) 戎之生心 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 心写 (心寫) 我心寫兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧蓼蕭 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Liao Xiao — count: 4
• 心忧 (心憂) 謂我心憂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 4
• 争心 (爭心) 懼民之有爭心也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 心忧伤 (心憂傷) 我心憂傷 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧羔裘 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Gao Qiu — count: 4
• 棘心 (棘心) 吹彼棘心 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶风‧凱風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Kai Feng — count: 4