小心

Character by character

• 小xiǎo3 strokesHSK 1small, tiny, insignificant
• 心xīn4 strokesHSK 2heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 路上小心！

  Lù shang xiǎo xīn

  Have a safe trip!

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• 走路小心。

  Zǒu lù xiǎo xīn

  Watch your step.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 小心. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 小xiǎoHSK 1

  small; tiny; few; young

• 担心dān xīnHSK 4

  anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

• 心xīnHSK 3

  heart; mind; intention; center; core

• 小时xiǎo shíHSK 1

  hour

• 中心zhōng xīnHSK 2

  center; heart; core

• 开心kāi xīnHSK 2

  to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

• 心理xīn lǐHSK 4

  psychology; mentality

• 关心guān xīnHSK 2

  to be concerned about; to care about

• 心里xīn liHSK 2

  chest; heart; mind

• 心情xīn qíngHSK 2

  mood; frame of mind

• 小姐xiǎo jieHSK 1

  young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute

• 小组xiǎo zǔHSK 2

  group

• 内心nèi xīnHSK 3

  heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter

• 心中xīn zhōngHSK 2

  central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart

• 信心xìn xīnHSK 2

  confidence; faith (in sb or sth)

• 放心fàng xīnHSK 2

  to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

• 恶心è xīnHSK 4

  bad habit; vicious habit; vice

• 伤心shāng xīnHSK 3

  to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt

• 小说xiǎo shuōHSK 2

  novel; fiction

• 心脏xīn zàngHSK 6

  heart

• 真心zhēn xīnHSK 7

  sincere; heartfelt

• 小时候xiǎo shí houHSK 2

  in one's childhood

• 心灵xīn língHSK 6

  bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit

• 核心hé xīnHSK 6

  core; nucleus