狠心
Old HSK 6
狠心 (hěnxīn) · to harden one's heart
狠心 (hěnxīn) means “to harden one's heart; heartless; resolve”. It is written with 2 characters: 狠 (vicious) + 心 (heart). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 狠心 is built
The characters
狠 hěn · vicious
What 狠 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 艮gěn — blunt
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
她狠心把旧衣服都扔了。Tā hěnxīn bǎ jiù yīfu dōu rēng le.She made herself throw out all the old clothes.
你怎么这么狠心？Nǐ zěnme zhème hěnxīn?How can you be so heartless?
Questions about 狠心
What does 狠心 mean?
狠心 (hěnxīn) means “to harden one's heart; heartless; resolve”.
How do you pronounce 狠心?
狠心 is pronounced hěnxīn.
Which HSK level is 狠心?
狠心 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 信心xìnxīnconfidence
- 中心zhōngxīncenter
- 爱心àixīnlove
Learn 狠心 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.