xinxīn

heart

is a component form of .

Evolution

忄 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
忄 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
忄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
忄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xin

heart; radical number 61

 

xīn

Kangxi radical 61 () as a vertical side element

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+5FC4

Shuowen

“心,人心。土藏,在身之中。象形。博士說以為火藏。”


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