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

闷

悶

me̅n = m + (e)n1

stuffy / shut indoors / to smother / to cover tightly

闷

悶

mèn = m + (e)n4

bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed

闷 = 心 + 门 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) lost his heart (心) when he accidentally dropped it through a trap door (门) in the floor of the encampment ((e)n4). As soon as the heart fell through, the door closed very tightly (闷) which makes Mahatma Gandhi quite depressed (闷).

悪

è = Ø + e4

Japanese variant of 惡|恶[e4]

愍

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

variant of 憫|悯[min3]

憨

ha̅n = h + an1

silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope)

応

yìng = y + (e)ng4

Japanese variant of 應|应