粗心
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
粗心 (cūxīn) · careless
粗心 (cūxīn) means “careless”. It is written with 2 characters: 粗 (thick) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 粗心 is built
The characters
粗 cū · thick
What 粗 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: 米 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
我太粗心了,又写错了。Wǒ tài cūxīn le, yòu xiěcuò le.I was too careless and wrote it wrong again.
你怎么这么粗心?Nǐ zěnme zhème cūxīn?How can you be so careless?
Questions about 粗心
What does 粗心 mean?
粗心 (cūxīn) means “careless”.
How do you pronounce 粗心?
粗心 is pronounced cūxīn.
Which HSK level is 粗心?
粗心 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 粗糙cūcāorough
- 粗鲁cūlǔrude
- 粗cūthick
- 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
Learn 粗心 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.