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心上 (xīn shǎng) — in one's heart; on one's mind (emotionally or mentally)

Definition

心上 means 'in one's heart / on one's mind' — something carried emotionally, not physically. Often pairs with 人 ('person in one's heart') or verbs like 放/印/留.

noun
in one's hearton one's mind (emotionally or mentally)

Examples

  • 心上。
    Wǒ bǎ zhè jiàn shì yì zhí fàng zài xīn shǎng.
    I've kept this matter in my heart all along.
  • 。
    Tā shì wǒ duō nián de xīn shǎng rén.
    She is the person in my heart for many years.
  • 心上。
    Tā de huà shēn shēn yìn zài wǒ de xīn shǎng.
    His words are deeply imprinted on my heart.

Origin

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xīnheart
上shàngon

心 'heart' and 上 'on' combine to mean in the 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.

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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.

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