心 Love Story

rěn

endure
刃rèn + 心
blade + heart

endure pain whether by the blade or in your heart

hūn

marriage
女 + 昏hūn
woman + dusk

woman joins another clan at dusk

suddenly
勿wù + 心
knot + heart

sudden heart attack: knot in the heart

nín

you [respectful]
你nǐ + 心
you + heart

show respect to the “you” from the heart

xīn

*valentine
heart modified

a valentine written on a little heart

ēn

kindness
因yīn + 心
cause + heart

feelings of your heart are the cause of kindness

niàn

miss [v.]
今 + 心
now/clock + heart

clock ticks, your heart beats, you miss her

xuán

suspend
县xiàn + 心
county + heart

county fair decorated with suspended hearts

gōng

respectful
共gòng + ⺗
together + valentine

words to your valentine: 恭喜, together forever

è

evil [n./adj.]
亚yà + 心
Asia + heart

Asian black-hearted bosses

be informed
釆 + 心xīn
droppings + heart

droppings inform the heart where to go

yuàn

wish [n.]
原yuán + 心
original + heart

What was the original wish of your heart?

liàn

be enamored of
亦 + 心
dancing penguin + heart

This dancing penguin is enamored of his dancing partner. Picture them together with a heart hovering between them.

tài

attitude
太tài + 心
overly + heart

attitude shows when you are overly any emotion

kǒng

fear [v.]
工gōng + 凡 + 心
work/I-beam + ordinary + heart

in my heart I fear the work of an ordinary laborer

certainly, *cross my heart
心 + 丿
heart + slash

cross my heart, my promise is certain

yōu

without haste
攸yōu + 心
senior taskmaster + heart

aging wedding taskmaster, approaches love without haste (finally gets married herself)

chóu

gloomy
秋qiū + 心
autumn + heart

an autumn heart is a gloomy one

zhì

aspiration
士shì + 心
soldier + heart

Soldiers who aspire to serve their country can be awarded a purple heart if they pay the ultimate price by being wounded or killed.

hūn

dusk
氏 + 日
clan + sun

end of an era: sun sets on the clan

ponder
虍hǔ + 心
tiger + heart

tiger pondering in his heart his next move

jià

marry
女 + 家jiā
woman + house

Traditionally, a Chinese woman is married to another house. OR The groom says "Hey, woman, you are coming home to my house tonight."

huì

intelligent
丰 + 丰 + 彐 + 心
bushes + bushes + broom + heart

CIA: 2 Bushes, clean sweep if hearts turn OR multiple intelligences: beauty (bushes), skill (broom), understanding (heart)

zǒng

general [adj.]
丷 + 口 + 心
horns + mouth + heart

in general, we don’t eat the horns, mouth, heart of an animal

*wax seal
氏 + 丶
clan + drop

drop of wax sealed with your clan crest

zěn

how?
乍zuò + 心
saw + heart

country song: how could you have sawed my heart in half?

open heart surgery: how do they saw without hurting the person?

ài

love [n./v.]
M + 友
birdhouse + friend

Do you love your birds or your friends more?

put notes for the friend you love in a birdhouse

xiǎng

think
相xiāng + 心
one another + heart

think of one another, the one you love

木 + 目 + 心 tree + eye + heart: you are under a tree, you close your eyes and think in your heart of the one you love

shì

clan
丿 + 𠄌 + w
slash + plow + "weapon"

family crest: slash your land with a plow and defend your clan with a weapon (弋-丶)

mín

people
口 + 氏
mouth + clan

individuals and clans make up the people

wàng

forget
亡wáng + 心
deceased + heart

when a memory "deceases" in your heart, you have forgotten it

idea
音yīn + 心
sound + heart

I have an idea! "Ding!" your heart makes a sound

consider
田 + 心
field + heart

considering a big decision, think out in the field with your heart to guide you

gǎn

feel [v.]
咸xián + 心
salty + heart

feel salty after the beach, other feelings are in your heart

breath
自 + 心xīn
nose + heart

breathe in through your nose to feed O2 to your heart

anxious
刍 + 心
flying witch + heart

A witch flies by and you immediately feel anxious.

zhǐ

paper
纟 + 氏shì
thread + clan

linen paper: can see the threads, family crest printed on letterhead

心 Love Story

Quiz

è

evil [n./adj.]

yōu

without haste

liàn

be enamored of

certainly, *cross my heart

zǒng

general [adj.]

nín

you [respectful]

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