Spot 心
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
心 component
xīn · heart; mind
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 心
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue心Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 心 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
想=
相
总=
丷+口
您=
你
感=
咸
忘=
亡
德=
彳+十+罒+一
急=
刍
愿=
原
念=
今
必=
+丿
患=
串
忍=
刃
More characters to try
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Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 心 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
您nín
you
HSK 3.0 · L1想xiǎngto think
HSK 3.0 · L1怎么zěnmehow?
HSK 3.0 · L1怎么样zěnmeyànghow?
HSK 3.0 · L1不好意思bùhǎoyìsito feel embarrassed
HSK 3.0 · L2没意思méiyìsiboring
HSK 3.0 · L2忘wàngto forget
HSK 3.0 · L2意思yìsiidea
HSK 3.0 · L2有意思yǒuyìsiinteresting
HSK 3.0 · L2必须bìxūto have to
HSK 3.0 · L3感兴趣gǎnxìngqùto be interested
HSK 3.0 · L3感到gǎndàoto feel
HSK 3.0 · L3