Ancient carved pictogram that became 心

THE RADICAL SHED

The heart radical

Radical · feelings and thinking

心

A heart with chambers. Emotions live here.

Squeezed form of the same part: 忄

14 of the 104 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

想B1
想xiǎngto think; to want; to miss理想lǐxiǎngideal; dream梦想mèngxiǎngdream想法xiǎngfǎidea; opinion
息B1
休息xiūxito rest; rest消息xiāoxinews; message信息xìnxīinformation利息lìxīinterest
忙B1
忙mángbusy帮忙bāngmángto help; to lend a hand急忙jímánghastily连忙liánmángpromptly
怎B1
怎么zěnmehow; why怎么样zěnmeyànghow about; how is it怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do; what's to be done怎样zěnyànghow; what kind
您B1
您nínyou (polite)
意B2
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to be sorry; excuse m没意思méi yìsiboring; uninteresting意思yìsimeaning; idea有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
情B2
事情shìqingmatter; affair; thing热情rèqíngenthusiastic; warm爱情àiqíngromantic love; romance感情gǎnqíngfeelings; emotion; affection
思B2
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to be sorry; excuse m没意思méi yìsiboring; uninteresting意思yìsimeaning; idea有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
快B2
快kuàifast; quick快乐kuàilèhappy; joyful快要kuàiyàoabout to; on the verge of凉快liángkuaicool; pleasantly cool
忘B2
忘wàngto forget忘记wàngjìto forget难忘nánwàngunforgettable备忘录bèiwànglùmemorandum
慢B2
慢mànslow缓慢huǎnmànslow傲慢àomànarrogant怠慢dàimànto slight
懂B2
懂dǒngto understand懂得dǒngdeto understand懂事dǒngshìsensible; thoughtful
心B3
担心dānxīnto worry; anxious放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; rest assured关心guānxīnto care about; to be concerned开心kāixīnhappy; to feel happy
感B3
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested in感到gǎndàoto feel; to sense感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold; a cold感gǎnsuffix: sense of, feeling of
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