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热忱 (rè chén) — enthusiasm, earnestness

Definition

A formal, written word for 'earnestness / heartfelt enthusiasm' — stronger and more literary than 热情, which is the everyday word for general enthusiasm.

noun
enthusiasmearnestness

Examples

  • 热忱。
    Tā duì gōng zuò chōng mǎn le rè chén.
    He is full of enthusiasm for his work.
  • 热忱。
    Dà jiā yǐ jí dà de rè chén cān yù le zhè cì huó dòng.
    Everyone participated in this event with great enthusiasm.
  • 热忱。
    Tā de rè chén gǎn rǎn le zài chǎng de měi yí gè rén.
    Her earnestness infected everyone present.

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.

热rèwarm
忱chénfeeling

热 means 'warm', 忱 means 'feeling'; together they express warm, earnest feeling.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Open 热 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Emotions & Feelings

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