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

匆

悤

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

variant of 匆[cong1]

匆

怱

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

variant of 匆[cong1]

庆

慶

qìng = qi + (e)ng4

to celebrate

庆 = 大 + 广 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) and the robot (大) are celebrating (庆) parachute day by parachuting (广) off the stones in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).

态

態

tài = t + ai4

(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice

态 = 太 + 心 : The empress dowager (太) asks Tecumseh (t) about his attitude (态) towards her in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Tecumseh isn't sure himself and samples his hearts (心) on a scale from 1 to 10 with one bin per integer. After N is large enough, he sees that his attitude forms a Gaussian distribution (态) with a mean of 6.

恶

惡

ě = Ø + e3

used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

虑

慮

lǜ = lü + Ø4

to think over / to consider / anxiety

虑 = 虍 + 心 : As Loki (lü) is a hypochondriac (虑) he always filters (滤) bottled water (氵) multiple time in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) before he drinks it.

愚

yú = yu + Ø2

to be stupid / to cheat or deceive / me or I (modest)

愚 = 心 + 禺 : 禺狨王 (禺) gives Yu the Great (yu) his heart (心) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Yu the Great is very moved and just as she is about to take it 禺狨王 snaps it away, exclaims that it is just an April Fools' (愚) joke and calls Yu the Great out on how dumb (愚) she is.

忍

rěn = r + (e)n3

to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself

忍 = 刃 + 心 : Robinson Crusoe (r) cannot endure (忍) life anymore. In the encampment ((e)n3) he puts his heart (心) on the floor and is ready to end his life with one streak of his bihänder (刃).

慈

cí = c + Ø2

compassionate / gentle / merciful / kind / humane

慈 = 兹 + 心 : The King of Chu (c) is attacking the heart (心) of the space station just inside the entrance (Ø2) with a Nimitz class airplane carrier (兹). Just as he is about to crush the heart the heart starts to beg for mercy (慈).

慰

wèi = w + ei4

to comfort / to console / to reassure

慰 = 尉 + 心 : The navy lieutenant (尉) has been expelled from the navy for being gay, and Willy Walrus (w) comforts (慰) him in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) by giving him a new heart (心) to replace his broken one.

㣺

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Looks line a chain of heart-shaped lights, which is suspended from a long pole (the vertical stroke).

慧

huì = hu + ei4

intelligent

慧 = 彗 + 心 : Someone broke Helga Horse's (hu) heart (心) and shattered it all over the Eiffel Tower's floor (ei4). Helga Horse is very wise (慧) and knows not to fall into despair over it. She sweeps her heart together with a broom (彗), puts it together and prepares for a new start.

憋

bie̅ = bi + e1

to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath)

憋 = 心 + 敝 : To prepare for battle Brunhilde (bi) wants to stifle (憋) her emotions, so she chokes (憋) her heart (心) with a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) in front of the elevator (e1).