由衷 (yóu zhōng) — sincere, heartfelt, from the bottom of one's he… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

由衷 describes feelings that come from deep inside — used as an adverb (由衷地) before verbs like 感谢 or 祝贺. Stronger than 真心 and more formal than 老实; near-synonym of 衷心.

verb

sincereheartfeltfrom the bottom of one's heart

Examples

由衷。
Wǒ yóu zhōng dì gǎn xiè nǐ de bāng zhù.
I sincerely thank you for your help.
由衷。
Zhè shì tā yóu zhōng de zhù fú.
This is his heartfelt blessing.
，由衷。
Duì yú tā de chéng gōng, wǒ men gǎn dào yóu zhōng de gāo xìng.
We are truly happy about his success.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

衷zhōnginner heart

由 means from and 衷 means the inner heart, so feelings described come from within.

Characters in this word

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

It began as a drawing of new shoots or leaves growing upward from a plant-like base.

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

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

中

中zhōng衷zhōng

Same sound today

The shape of 衷 combines 衣 (clothes) and 中 (middle; center), with 中 giving the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Emotions & Feelings

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