精心 (jīngxīn) · carefully

精心 (jīngxīn) means “carefully; meticulously”. It is written with 2 characters: 精 (essence) + 心 (heart). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 精心 is built

What 精 is made of

米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
  - 冂 — frame
  - 二 — two strokes

Origin hint: 米 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

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)

妈妈精心准备了一桌好菜。Māma jīngxīn zhǔnbèi le yì zhuō hǎo cài.Mom carefully prepared a table of good dishes.

这些花都是他精心种的。Zhèxiē huā dōu shì tā jīngxīn zhòng de.He grew all these flowers with great care.

What does 精心 mean?

精心 (jīngxīn) means “carefully; meticulously”.

How do you pronounce 精心?

精心 is pronounced jīngxīn.

Which HSK level is 精心?

精心 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 精心 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.