心

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.

心 character breakdown

心
- 丶
- 乚

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).

乚

yà = y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚).

Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

Characters with 心 as component

蠢

惷

chǔn = chu + (e)n3

variant of 蠢[chun3] / stupid

蠢 = 春 + 䖵 : Chantal Chicken (chu) prepared her favorite spring rolls (春) in the encampment ((e)n3). There are at least two mosquito larvae (䖵) wiggling (蠢) clumsily (蠢) inside of the spring rolls.

恿

惥

yǒng = yu + (e)ng3

old variant of 恿[yong3]

怹

ta̅n = t + an1

he / she / (courteous, as opposed to 他[ta1])

恏

hào = h + ao4

to desire

恏 = 好 + 心 : Hamlet visits the wishing well once more in the aorta's bathroom once more. What he really desires is love. Once he tells this to the well, the wishing well bestows him a big, fluffy heart.

恝

jiá = ji + a2

indifferent

恧

nǜ = nü + Ø4

ashamed

悆

yù = yu + Ø4

happy

悐

tì = ti + Ø4

respect, regard / to stand in awe of, to be alarmed