衷心

Chinese

		inner feelings	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (衷心)		衷	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ sam¹, zung¹ sam¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiong-sim / tiong-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongsin
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: jūng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshin
    • Palladius: чжунсинь (čžunsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 中心 忠心 衷心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cung¹ sam¹, zung¹ sam¹
    • Yale: chūng sām, jūng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ sam¹, dzung¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ sem¹, zung¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 中心 忠心 衷心

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiong-sim
    • Tâi-lô: thiong-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiongsym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɔŋ³³ sim³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-sim
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongsym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ sim³³/

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• Middle Chinese: trjuwng|trjuwngH sim

Rime
Character	衷	衷	心
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	知 (9)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	東 (2)	侵 (139)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	陟弓切	陟仲切	息林切
Baxter	trjuwng	trjuwngH	sim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨuŋ/	/ʈɨuŋH/	/siɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈiuŋ/	/ʈiuŋH/	/sim/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiuŋ/	/ȶiuŋH/	/sjem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuwŋ/	/ʈuwŋH/	/sim/
Li Rong	/ȶiuŋ/	/ȶiuŋH/	/siəm/
Wang Li	/ȶĭuŋ/	/ȶĭuŋH/	/sĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯uŋ/	/ȶi̯uŋH/	/si̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhōng	zhòng	xīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung1	zung3	sam1

Adjective

衷心

1. from the heart; heartfelt; sincere; deep; genuine; wholehearted

   • 我衷心地謝謝你　一番關懷和情意 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     我衷心地谢谢你　一番关怀和情意 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: “You and Me”, lyrics by Lin Huangkun, original music “Spring in the North” (1977) by Minoru Endō, sung by Teresa Teng

     wǒ zhōngxīn di xièxiè nǐ, yīfān guānhuái hé qíngyì [Pinyin]

     I sincerely thank you for your care and affection.

Synonyms

• 深切 (shēnqiè)
• 由衷 (yóuzhōng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (衷心):

• → Japanese: 衷(ちゅう)心(しん) (chūshin)
• → Korean: 충심(衷心) (chungsim)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衷	心
ちゅう Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 衷心 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH sim).

First cited to a text from 1382.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしん [chùúshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɕĩɴ]

Noun

衷(ちゅう)心(しん) • (chūshin) 

1. [from 1382] one's heart, innermost feelings

   衷(ちゅう)心(しん)よりお悔(くや)み申(もう)し上(あ)げます

   chūshin yori o-kuyami mōshiagemasu

   Let me express my deepest condolences.

Korean

Hanja in this term
衷	心

Noun

衷心 • (chungsim) (hangeul 충심)

1. Hanja form^? of 충심.