衷
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zhōng · sincere, heartfelt

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10Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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衣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 衷

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Example sentences

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Zhè bú shì wǒ de chū zhōng.这不是我的初衷。

That wasn't what I intended.

Source: Tatoeba #501393 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù jǐn shì duì zhège yǒu xìngqù, bìng xiāng dāng rè zhōng.他不仅是对这个有兴趣,并相当热衷。

He is not just interested, he's crazy about it.

Source: Tatoeba #2342828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng xīn zhù hè nǐ de shēng rì, mù lǐ ěr!衷心祝賀你的生日,穆里爾!

Congratulations for your birthday, Muriel!

Source: Tatoeba #809728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù néng wàng jì zì jǐ de chū zhōng.不能忘記自己的初衷。

You shouldn't forget your original intentions.

Source: Tatoeba #13519491 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sī chóu zhī lù xíng chéng de chū zhōng bìng fēi shì mào yì.絲綢之路形成的初衷並非是貿易。

The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

Source: Tatoeba #6100214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhōng xīn gǎn xiè nín.我衷心感谢您。

I thank you with all my heart.

Source: Tatoeba #803835 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 衷 in context

  1. Say zhōng, then recall the core meaning: sincere, heartfelt.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 初衷 (chū zhōng), meaning “original intention”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 衷 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.