胸怀
Old HSK 6
胸怀 (xiōnghuái) · mind
胸怀 (xiōnghuái) means “mind; heart; breadth of mind”. It is written with 2 characters: 胸 (chest) + 怀 (bosom). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胸怀 is built
The characters
胸 xiōng · chest
What 胸 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 匈xiōng — breast
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: A heart ⺼ in the chest 匈; 匈 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
怀 huái · bosom
What 怀 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 不bù — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一个胸怀宽广的人。Tā shì yí gè xiōnghuái kuānguǎng de rén.He is broad-minded.
我们要胸怀大志。Wǒmen yào xiōnghuái dàzhì.We should cherish great ambitions.
Questions about 胸怀
What does 胸怀 mean?
胸怀 (xiōnghuái) means “mind; heart; breadth of mind”.
How do you pronounce 胸怀?
胸怀 is pronounced xiōnghuái.
Which HSK level is 胸怀?
胸怀 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 胸部xiōngbùchest
- 胸膛xiōngtángchest
- 胸xiōngchest
- 怀念huáiniànto miss
- 怀疑huáiyíto doubt
- 怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant
- 关怀guānhuáito care for
Learn 胸怀 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 204: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.