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心房 (xīn fáng) — (medical) atrium of the heart; (literary) the heart as the seat of emotions; soul; mind

Definition

Literally 'heart room': in medicine, one of the two upper chambers of the heart (atrium); figuratively, a poetic way to refer to the heart as the seat of feelings.

noun
(medical) atrium of the heart(literary) the heart as the seat of emotionssoulmind
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 心房，。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de xīn fáng, fā xiàn méi yǒu wèn tí.
    The doctor examined his atrium and found no problem.
  • 心房。
    Zhè shǒu shī xiě chū le zuò zhě xīn fáng shēn chù de gǎn shòu.
    This poem expresses the feelings deep in the author's heart.
  • 心房。
    Tā de huà wēn nuǎn le wǒ de xīn fáng.
    Her words warmed 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
房fángchamber

心 says which 房 is meant: the chamber of 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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戶戶hùdoor
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng房fáng
Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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