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Animated Stroke Order 衷

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How to write 衷 — animated stroke order

2.

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衷 stroke order diagram

3.

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衷

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4.

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5.

How to Use 衷

Words expressing heartfelt emotions or innermost thoughts

The character 衷 (zhōng) means 'inner heart' or 'sincere feelings', and appears in words that describe genuine emotions or personal aspirations.

衷心 • zhōng xīn • heartfelt; wholehearted; sincere • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 衷

无动于衷 • wú dòng yú zhōng • be completely indifferent; remain completely unmoved

HSK 6

wú无

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yí一

dìng定

yǒu有

nán难

yán言

de

Information

Pinyinzhōng

Meaninginner feelings; heart

Strokes10

Radical衣

Traditional衷

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#2856

Zhuyinㄓㄨㄥ

UnicodeU+8877

CangjieYRHVI

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Inner garments (衣) wrapped around the center (中), conveying heartfelt sincerity or one's innermost feelings.

zhōng衷

xīn心

heartfelt; wholehearted; sincere

由衷 • yóu zhōng • sincere / heartfelt • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yóu由

zhōng衷

sincere / heartfelt

初衷 • chū zhōng • Original intention / initial aspiration • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chū初

zhōng衷

Original intention / initial aspiration

dòng

动

yú于

zhōng衷

be completely indifferent; remain completely unmoved

热衷 • rè zhōng • to be fond of / keen on

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

rè热

zhōng衷

to be fond of / keen on

的

kǔ苦

zhōng衷

。

He must have difficulties hard to express.

tā他

cóng从

xiǎo小

jiù就

rè热

zhōng衷

yán研

jiū究

gè各

zhǒng种

kūn昆

chóng虫

。

He has been keen on studying various insects since childhood.

wǒ我

yóu由

zhōng衷

dì地

gǎn感

xiè谢

nǐ你

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

。

I sincerely thank you for your help.

wǒ我

de的

chū初

zhōng衷

shì是

bāng帮

zhù助

nǐ你

。

My original intention is to help you.

zhōng衷

xīn心

zhù祝

yuàn愿

nǐ你

shēng生

rì日

kuài快

lè乐

。

Wish you a happy birthday from the bottom of my heart.

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襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
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表biǎosurface, exterior, to show, to express
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