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

惩

懲

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

to punish / to reprimand / to warn

惩 = 征 + 心 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) went on an expedition (征) to find his heart (心) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), but during his expedition he dug up the whole ground and ruined everything, so he will be punished (惩) very severely.

悬

懸

xuán = xu + an2

to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation

悬 = 县 + 心 : Xu Xian (xu) is overwhelmed to find the shape of his home county (县) hanging (悬) from the wall in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He starts crying and hangs (悬) his heart (心) on the shape as sign of recognition.

欲

慾

yù = yu + Ø4

desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

欲 = 欠 + 谷 : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).

凭

憑

píng = pi + (e)ng2

to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof

凭 = 任 + 几 : Pocahontas (pi) is the chef of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and she has become very popular for her excellent food, but she relies solely on (凭) her cooking assignments (任) which she keeps on a small table (几).

耻

恥

chǐ = ch + Ø3

shame / disgrace

耻 = 止 + 耳 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is disgraced (耻) by hearing what is happening on earth, so in the space station (Ø3) he decides to put a barrier (止) into each of his ears (耳) so that he won't have to listen anymore.

恶

惡

wù = w + Ø4

to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

恶

惡

è = Ø + e4

evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm

恶 = 亚 + 心 : Albert Einstein ate a big plate of mapo doufu, but it already went bad two weeks before. Now he pukes and pukes in the elevator's bathroom and, with a broken heart, wonders how one dish can be so fierce.

恣

zì = z + Ø4

to abandon restraint / to do as one pleases / comfortable (dialect)

沁

qìn = qi + (e)n4

to seep / to percolate

懋

mào = m + ao4

to be hardworking / luxuriant / splendid

忒

tè = t + e4

to err / to change