TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
心
ㄒㄧㄣ · xīn
noun — heart; mind; center
字源 FORM — what the parts do
心形the heart itself, drawn
The graph draws the heart — bronze forms still show the chambers. On the left of other characters it narrows to 忄.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手放在胸口——撲通，撲通。
A hand on the chest — thump, thump.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)心臟— the heart常用
→心情、心裡— feelings; the mind
→中心— the center
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1他的心跳得很快。
His heart is racing.
2小心開車！
Drive carefully!
3你的心情好點了嗎？心情、心裡
Feeling any better?
4台北市中心很熱鬧。中心
Downtown Taipei is lively.
5她做事很用心。
She puts her heart into the work.
關 · Related
忄xīnthe same heart, standing sideways情qíngwhat the heart produces必bìthe lookalike — one extra stroke crossing the heart
演 · Evolution
金文畫得出心房；楷書剩三點一鉤；站在旁邊壓成忄。
Bronze inscriptions draw the organ with its chambers; the standard script keeps three drops and a hook; sideways it compresses to 忄.