心
The 心 radical
Heart, mind
Variants: 忄 ⺗
Memory hook
The shape of a four-chambered heart
The 心 radical (read xīn) means heart, mind. The HSK 3.0 data contains 97 characters and 706 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
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Characters with the 心 radical
97 charactersThe free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (53/97 characters of this radical).
HSK 1· 8 characters
HSK 1忘
to forget
忙
busy
快
fast; quick
怎
how, in what way
息
breath
您
you (polite form, used respectfully for elders or people of higher status)
想
to want
慢
slow
HSK 2· 9 characters
HSK 2心
heart
必
certainly, must
忽
suddenly; abruptly
态
attitude
怕
to fear; to be afraid of
思
to think; to consider
急
anxious; urgent; in a hurry
情
feelings; affection
惯
to be used to
HSK 3· 6 characters
HSK 3志
will, aspiration
念
to read aloud
性
nature; quality
怪
strange, odd
总
always; invariably
恐
to fear, be afraid
HSK 4· 3 characters
HSK 4怀
to embrace, to cherish, to include
恶
bad, evil
惊
astonished, surprised
HSK 5· 9 characters
HSK 5忆
to remember
忍
to endure
怜
to pity
怨
to blame, to complain
恋
to love, affection
恢
to expand, restore
恨
hate
悄
quiet, silent
悉
to know well, to understand thoroughly
HSK 6· 9 characters
HSK 6忠
loyal
忧
anxious; melancholy
怒
anger
恩
kindness, favor
恰
just right; just in time
悟
to awaken; to attain enlightenment
患
worry, sorrow
悬
to hang; to suspend
惨
tragic, miserable, wretched
HSK 7-9· 9 characters
HSK 7-9忌
to abstain from, to avoid (as a taboo)
怖
afraid; fearful
怠
lazy; slack
怡
joyful, cheerful
怯
fearful, cowardly
恍
to glimpse, to vaguely make out
恒
lasting, enduring, constant
恕
to forgive, to pardon
恤
to pity, to console
Vocabulary with the 心 radical
706 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 心 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (63/706 words of this radical).
to rest
to help
to forget
to forget
busy
fast; quick
how; why
you (polite form, used respectfully for elders or people of higher status)
to want
to feel embarrassed
center
habit; custom
matter; affair
confidence
information
to care about
cool; pleasantly cool
scary; terrifying
need not; not have to
personality; individuality
idea; opinion
sad; grieved
inner heart; one's innermost being
determination; resolve
to speed up; to accelerate
to agree
strange; odd
to concentrate, to focus
interest (on money)
surprised, startled
to sympathize
even if
as soon as possible
self-satisfied, pleased with oneself
psychology, mentality
express delivery, parcel
preferential treatment, benefit
firm belief
care, concern
dynamics, developments
pitiful; poor
regrettable; pitiful
regret
to recall
women
one-time; disposable
not very, not much
not up to much, mediocre
creative idea, creativity
to become angry, to fly into a rage
dream, fantasy
to respond to an emergency situation
wish; heart's desire
soul; mind; spirit
by accident, inadvertently
wholeheartedly, with single-minded devotion
wholeheartedly, with single-minded devotion
to be determined, to make up one's mind
subconscious
Without thinking, reacting immediately
inconceivable, extraordinary
to not begrudge, to spare no
careless, negligent
Why learn vocabulary by the 心 radical?
The 心 radical hints at the meaning heart, mind. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 97 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 706 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.