Tā bǎ qínggǎn cáng jìn le xīndǐ, zhuāng chū rèxīn de yàngzi.
He hid his feelings deep down and pretended to be enthusiastic.
Sentence #345637 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 热心 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.
热rèto warm up
执to execute · zhíSound part
灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part
灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.
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 热心
热 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.
Stroke order chart for 热心 (rèxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
热心 (rèxīn) means “enthusiastic” or “ardent”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it rèxīn: rè with a 4th 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 热心 is written 熱心. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type rexin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 热心 from the suggestions. Typing rexin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
热心 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.
热rè4th tone, falling
心xīn1st tone, high and level
