How to say “heart” in Chinese
heart (organ)
“Heart” in Chinese is 心脏, xīn zàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
心脏 is read xīn zàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
On the left, 月: here it means “flesh, body”. Its second reading is zàng, “internal organs”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “心脏”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 心脏. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 爷爷心脏不好，不能太激动。yéyexīnzàngbùhǎo,bùnéngtàijīdòngGrandpa has a bad heart; he mustn't get too worked up.
- 大夫，我最近心脏跳得特别快。dàifu,wǒzuìjìnxīnzàngtiàodetèbiékuàiDoctor, lately my heart has been beating really fast.
- 心脏把血液送到全身。xīnzàngbǎxuèyèsòngdàoquánshēnThe heart pumps blood around the whole body.
- 他患有严重的心脏病。tāhuànyǒuyánzhòngdexīnzàngbìngHe suffers from serious heart disease.
More words from the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “heart” in Chinese?
“Heart” in Chinese is 心脏, pinyin xīnzàng.
What does 心脏 mean?
心脏 (xīnzàng) means “heart (organ)”.
How do you write 心脏?
心脏 is 2 characters: 心 (xīn) — heart; 脏 (zāng) — dirty. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 心脏?
心脏 is read xīnzàng. Tones: xīn — first tone, zàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“heart” in the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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