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心

See also: 必
心 U+5FC3, 心
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5FC3
← 忂
[U+5FC2] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 忄 →
[U+5FC4]

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TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 

Alternative formsEdit

  • 忄 (when used as a left Chinese radical)
  • 㣺 (sometimes when used as a bottom Chinese radical, like 慕)

Han characterEdit

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Radical 61 心

心 (radical 61, 心+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 心 (P), four-corner 33000, composition ⿲丿⿺乚丶丶)

  1. Kangxi radical #61, ⼼.

Usage notesEdit

When written as a bottom radical, it is similar to 灬 but is distinguished by the second stroke from the left being longer, passing under the third stroke – this is an important composition detail.

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 375, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10295
  • Dae Jaweon: page 700, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2267, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5FC3

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 心

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 心
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
           
Characters in the same phonetic series (心) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
沁 *sʰlɯms
吣 *sʰlɯms
心 *slɯm
杺 *slɯm
伈 *slɯmʔ

Pictogram (象形) – a heart, now highly stylized.

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)am-s.

PronunciationEdit

  • Dialectal data▼
Variety Location 心
Mandarin Beijing /ɕin⁵⁵/
Harbin /ɕin⁴⁴/
Tianjin /ɕin²¹/
Jinan /ɕiẽ²¹³/
Qingdao /siə̃²¹³/
Zhengzhou /sin²⁴/
Xi'an /ɕiẽ²¹/
Xining /ɕiə̃⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /ɕĩn³¹/
Ürümqi /ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
Wuhan /ɕin⁵⁵/
Chengdu /ɕin⁵⁵/
Guiyang /ɕin⁵⁵/
Kunming /ɕĩ/
Nanjing /sin³¹/
Hefei /ɕin²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /ɕiəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /ɕiŋ¹³/
Hohhot /ɕĩŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /ɕiŋ⁵³/
Suzhou /sin⁵⁵/
Hangzhou /ɕin³³/
Wenzhou /saŋ³³/
Hui Shexian /siʌ̃³¹/
Tunxi /sin¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /sin³³/
Xiangtan /sin³³/
Gan Nanchang /ɕin⁴²/
Hakka Meixian /sim⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /sim²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /sɐm⁵³/
Nanning /ɬɐm⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /sim⁵⁵/
Fuzhou (Min Dong) /siŋ⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Min Bei) /seiŋ⁵⁴/
Shantou (Min Nan) /sim³³/
Haikou (Min Nan) /tim²³/
Rime
Character 心
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16)
Final (韻) 侵 (139)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 息林切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/siɪm/
Pan
Wuyun 		/sim/
Shao
Rongfen 		/sjem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/sim/
Li
Rong 		/siəm/
Wang
Li 		/sĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/si̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xīn
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 心
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		xīn
Middle
Chinese 		‹ sim ›
Old
Chinese 		/*səm/
English heart

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 心
Reading # 1/1
No. 13801
Phonetic
component 		心
Rime
group 		侵
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		心
Old
Chinese 		/*slɯm/

DefinitionsEdit

心

  1. heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
  2. mind
  3. thought; idea
  4. intention
  5. center; core

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 心

DescendantsEdit

Sino-Xenic (心):

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

心

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

ReadingsEdit

CompoundsEdit

Compounds

Etymology 1Edit

Kanji in this term
心
こころ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

⟨ko2ko2ro2⟩ → */kəkərə/ → /kokoro/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə.

Compare Okinawan 心 (kukuru).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

心 (hiragana こころ, rōmaji kokoro)

  1. mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas
    • 2007 March 16, CLAMP, “Chapitreシャピトル.134 唯ゆい一いつの存そん在ざい [Chapitre.134 The Only One]”, in ツバサ ＲＥＳＥＲＶｏｉｒ ＣＨＲｏＮｉＣＬＥ [Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE], volume 18 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, pages 31–32:
      ‥‥それでも行 (い)きます　小狼 (シャオラン)君 (くん)の心 (こころ)を取 (と)り戻 (もど)す為 (ため)に
      ‥‥Sore demo ikimasu Shaoran-kun no kokoro o torimodosu tame ni
      ‥‥Even so, I will go on, to get back Xiaolang-kun’s heart
    心 (こころ)の底 (そこ)から ― kokoro no soko kara ― from the bottom of one's heart
    人 (ひと)の心 (こころ)を奪 (うば)う ― hito no kokoro o ubau ― to steal someone's heart → to captivate someone
  2. attention, mind, interest
  3. heart, feelings, emotion, emotional state
  4. wholeheartedness, sincerity, true heart
  5. sympathy, heart, consideration, generous disposition
  6. a meaning, essence
  7. an answer (for example, to a riddle)
  8. the heart (organ in the body)
    Synonym: 心臓 (shinzō)
  9. the chest
    Synonym: 胸 (mune)
  10. the title of a book
    Synonym: 書名 (shomei)
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms

VerbEdit

心する (suru conjugation, hiragana こころする, rōmaji kokoro suru)

  1. to caution, be careful
    • c. 951–953, Gosen Wakashū (book 16, poem 1138)
      心 (こころ)して稀 (まれ)に吹 (ふ)きつる秋風 (あきかぜ)を山 (やま)おろしにはなさじとぞ思 (おも)ふ
      kokoro shite mare ni fukitsuru akikaze o yamaoroshi ni wa nasaji to zo omou
      (please add an English translation of this example)
    Synonyms: 気をつかう (ki o tsukau), 気をつける (ki o tsukeru), 注意する (chūi suru)
  2. to feel a certain emotion
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of "心する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 心し こころし kokoro shi
Continuative (連用形) 心し こころし kokoro shi
Terminal (終止形) 心する こころする kokoro suru
Attributive (連体形) 心する こころする kokoro suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 心すれ こころすれ kokoro sure
Imperative (命令形) 心せよ¹
心しろ² 		こころせよ¹
こころしろ² 		kokoro seyo¹
kokoro shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 心される こころされる kokoro sareru
Causative 心させる
心さす 		こころさせる
こころさす 		kokoro saseru
kokoro sasu
Potential 心できる こころできる kokoro dekiru
Volitional 心しよう こころしよう kokoro shiyō
Negative 心しない こころしない kokoro shinai
Negative continuative 心せず こころせず kokoro sezu
Formal 心します こころします kokoro shimasu
Perfective 心した こころした kokoro shita
Conjunctive 心して こころして kokoro shite
Hypothetical conditional 心すれば こころすれば kokoro sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Classical conjugation of "心す" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 心せ こころせ kokorose
Continuative (連用形) 心し こころし kokorosi
Terminal (終止形) 心す こころす kokorosu
Attributive (連体形) 心する こころする kokorosuru
Realis (已然形) 心すれ こころすれ kokorosure
Imperative (命令形) 心せよ こころせよ kokoroseyo
Key constructions
Negative 心せず こころせず kokorosezu
Contrasting conjunction 心すれど こころすれど kokorosuredo
Causal conjunction 心すれば こころすれば kokorosureba
Conditional conjunction 心せば こころせば kokoroseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 心しき こころしき kokorosiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 心しけり こころしけり kokorosikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 心しつ こころしつ kokorositu
Perfect tense (natural event) 心しぬ こころしぬ kokorosinu
Perfect-continuative tense 心せり
心したり		 こころせり
こころしたり		 kokoroseri
kokorositari

Proper nounEdit

心 (hiragana こころ, rōmaji Kokoro)

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2Edit

Kanji in this term
心
うら
Grade: 2
Irregular

From Old Japanese.

Cognate with 裏 (ura, “inside”) and 浦 (ura, “inlet”).

PronunciationEdit

  • (Irregular reading)

NounEdit

心 (hiragana うら, rōmaji ura)

  1. heart, inner feelings
Derived termsEdit

PrefixEdit

心 (hiragana うら, rōmaji ura-)

  1. prefixed to terms to express a heartfelt feeling
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Kanji in this term
心
しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

/sim/ → /simʉ/ → */ɕimʉ/ → /ɕiɴ/

From Middle Chinese 心 (MC siɪm).

The Buddhist sense is a translation of Pali and Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

心 (hiragana しん, rōmaji shin)

  1. heart, mind, core
  2. spirit, vitality
  3. inner strength, marrow
  4. the center of something:
    1. the core (for example, of a fruit)
    2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  5. a wick
  6. (Buddhism) citta: the ego or spirit
    Synonyms: 主観 (shukan), 精神 (seishin)
    Antonym: 色 (shiki)
  7. (Buddhism) Short for 心王 (shinnō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  8. the heart (organ in the body)
  9. lead (as of a pencil)
  10. padding
  11. a companion, fellow
    Synonyms: 友達 (tomodachi), 仲間 (nakama)
  12. the center of focus:
    1. the important part
      Synonym: 主脳 (shunō)
    2. (theater) Alternative spelling of 真 (shin): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  13. a basis, foundation
    Synonyms: 基礎 (kiso), 根拠 (konkyo)
Derived termsEdit

AffixEdit

心 (hiragana しん, rōmaji shin)

  1. heart (organ in the body)
  2. heart (mind, spirit)
  3. center, middle

Proper nounEdit

心 (hiragana しん, rōmaji Shin)

  1. (Chinese astronomy) the Heart constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
    Synonyms: 商星 (Shōsei), 心宿 (Shinshuku), 中子星 (Nakagoboshi)
  2. a male or female given name
  3. a surname

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

心 (eumhun 마음 심 (ma-eum sim))

  1. Hanja form? of 심 (“heart; feeling; emotion”).

CompoundsEdit

Compounds

Old JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Japonic *kəkərə.

NounEdit

心 (ko2ko2ro2) (kana こころ)

  1. heart, mind, spirit
  2. emotion, feeling
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3466),[1] text here
      麻可奈思美 奴礼婆許登尓豆 佐祢奈敝波 己許呂乃緒呂尓 能里弖可奈思母
      ma-kanasimi1 nureba ko2to2 ni du sanenape1ba ko2ko2ro2 no2 woro2 ni no2rite kanasi mo
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Japanese: 心 (kokoro)

Etymology 2Edit

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NounEdit

心 (ko2ko2ri) (kana ここり)

  1. (regional, Eastern Old Japanese) heart, mind, spirit
  2. (regional, Eastern Old Japanese) emotion, feeling
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Cognate with 裏 (ura, “inside”) and 浦 (ura, “inlet”).

NounEdit

心 (ura) (kana うら)

  1. heart, inner feelings
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Japanese: 心 (ura)

PrefixEdit

心 (ura-) (kana うら)

  1. prefixed to terms to express a heartfelt feeling

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 3: Man’yōshū 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 2002, →ISBN.

VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

心 (tâm, tim)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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