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心 — heart; mind; intention

heart; mind; intention; center; core

Pinyin
xīn
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 心: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

心 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 心 in the HSK syllabus: 94

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 担心dānxīnanxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxiousHSK 3
  2. 放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at easeHSK 3
  3. 关心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care aboutHSK 3
  4. 开心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great timeHSK 3
  5. 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take careHSK 3
  6. 心里xīnlǐchest; heart; mindHSK 3
  7. 爱心àixīncompassion; kindness; care for others; love; charityHSK 4
  8. 粗心cūxīncareless; thoughtlessHSK 4
  9. 耐心nàixīnto be patient; patienceHSK 4
  10. 内心nèixīnheart; innermost being; incenterHSK 4
  11. 伤心shāngxīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurtHSK 4
  12. 细心xìxīnmeticulous; careful; attentiveHSK 4
  13. 心xīnheart; mind; intention; center; coreHSK 4
  14. 心情xīnqíngmood; frame of mindHSK 4
  15. 信心xìnxīnconfidence; faithHSK 4
  16. 点心diǎnxinlight refreshments; pastry; dim sum; dessertHSK 5
  17. 决心juéxīndetermination; resolution; determinedHSK 5
  18. 热心rèxīnenthusiastic; ardent; zealousHSK 5
  19. 心理xīnlǐpsychology; mentalityHSK 5
  20. 心态xīntàiattitude; state of one's psyche; way of thinkingHSK 5
  21. 虚心xūxīnopen-minded; humbleHSK 5
  22. 中心zhōngxīncenter; heart; coreHSK 5
  23. 专心zhuānxīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate onHSK 5
  24. 背心bèixīnsleeveless garmentHSK 6
  25. 恶心ěxinnausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseatingHSK 6
  26. 核心héxīncore; nucleusHSK 6
  27. 灰心huīxīnto lose heart; to be discouragedHSK 6
  28. 精心jīngxīnwith utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailedHSK 6
  29. 身心shēnxīnbody and mind; mental and physicalHSK 6
  30. 心爱xīn’àibelovedHSK 6
  31. 心底xīndǐbottom of one's heartHSK 6
  32. 心灵xīnlíngbright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spiritHSK 6
  33. 心目xīnmùmindHSK 6
  34. 心疼xīnténgto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regretHSK 6
  35. 心愿xīnyuàncherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspirationHSK 6
  36. 心脏xīnzàngheartHSK 6
  37. 用心yòngxīnmotive; intention; to be diligent or attentiveHSK 6
  38. 重心zhòngxīnfocus; emphasis; priority; center of gravityHSK 6
  39. 安心ānxīnat ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at restHSK 7–9
  40. 别具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīnto show ingenuity; clever; brilliantly conceivedHSK 7–9

And 54 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.