HSK 5 · Ideas

核心 héxīn “core” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 核心 means

  1. core
  2. nucleus

How to say 核心

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale核hé2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale心xīn1st tone, high and level

核心 in a sentence

  1. 家庭是社会的核心。

    Jiātíng shì shèhuì de héxīn.

    The family is the core of society.

    Sentence #4262069 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 你们俩是团队的核心。

    Nǐmen liǎ shì tuánduì de héxīn.

    You two are the core of the team.

    Sentence #4262068 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 这个章节是这部小说的核心。

    Zhè ge zhāngjié shì zhè bù xiǎoshuō de héxīn.

    This chapter is the heart of the novel.

    Sentence #4262070 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 核心 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 核 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
核hépit
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 亥part of the characterSound part
The character 心 (xīn) drawn as one shape
心xīnheart

心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.

How to write 核心

核 10 strokes · 心 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

核心 (héxīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 核心 (héxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 核心

Words with 核

考核kǎohé · to assess

Words with 心

担心dānxīn · to worry放心fàngxīn · relax关心guānxīn · concerned about/with小心xiǎoxīn · be careful心里xīnlǐ · in one’s heart心xīn · heart伤心shāngxīn · to grieve粗心cūxīn · careless耐心nàixīn · to be patient开心kāixīn · to feel happy

More words: Ideas & Concepts

功能gōngnéng · function规矩guīju · rules规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)规模guīmó · scale后果hòuguǒ · consequences话题huàtí · subject (of a talk or conversation)假设jiǎshè · to suppose价值jiàzhí · value

FAQs

核心 (héxīn) means “core” or “nucleus”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it héxīn: hé with a 2nd tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 核心 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type hexin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 核心 from the suggestions. Typing hexin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
核心 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.