伤心
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
伤心 (shāngxīn) · sad
伤心 (shāngxīn) means “sad; heartbroken; to be hurt”. It is written with 2 characters: 伤 (injury) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 伤心 is built
The characters
伤 shāng · injury
What 伤 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别伤心了，明天会更好。Bié shāngxīn le, míngtiān huì gèng hǎo.Don't be sad; tomorrow will be better.
她为什么这么伤心？Tā wèishénme zhème shāngxīn?Why is she so upset?
Questions about 伤心
What does 伤心 mean?
伤心 (shāngxīn) means “sad; heartbroken; to be hurt”.
How do you pronounce 伤心?
伤心 is pronounced shāngxīn.
Which HSK level is 伤心?
伤心 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 受伤shòushāngto be injured
- 伤害shānghàito harm
- 伤脑筋shāngnǎojīnto be a headache
- 伤shānginjury
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful
- 心里xīnliin one's heart
- 心情xīnqíngmood
Learn 伤心 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.