细心 (xìxīn) · careful

细心 (xìxīn) means “careful; attentive”. It is written with 2 characters: 细 (thin) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 细心 is built

The characters

细 xì · thin

What 细 is made of

纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 田 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

她做事很细心。Tā zuò shì hěn xìxīn.She does things very carefully.

护士细心地照顾病人。Hùshi xìxīn de zhàogù bìngrén.The nurse looks after the patient attentively.

Questions about 细心

What does 细心 mean?

细心 (xìxīn) means “careful; attentive”.

How do you pronounce 细心?

细心 is pronounced xìxīn.

Which HSK level is 细心?

细心 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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It is part of HSK 4 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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