心上人 (xīn shàng rén) — sweetheart; the person one loves

Definition

Literary/romantic term for one's beloved, the person one loves. More literary and affectionate than the everyday 爱人.

noun

sweetheartthe person one loves

Measure word · 个

心上人。
Tā zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de xīn shàng rén.
She finally found her sweetheart.
心上人。
Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī sòng gěi xīn shàng rén.
He wrote a poem for his sweetheart.
心上人，。
Měi cì xiǎng dào xīn shàng rén, tā jiù rěn bú zhù xiào.
Every time he thinks of his sweetheart, he can't help smiling.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

心上on the heart

偏正Modifier + head

'心' means heart, '上' means on, and '人' means person, so it is the person on one's heart.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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