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痛心 (tòng xīn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

痛心 (tòng xīn) is a Chinese word: deeply distressed. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 痛心

形 xíng adjective

deeply distressed

听到这个消息,我们都很痛心。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi wǒ men dōu hěn tòng xīn

Hearing this news, we all felt deeply distressed.

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Word breakdown

痛 tòng — pain, suffering

心 xīn — heart (emotional center)

Structure & writing
1 痛 tòng — pain; ache (caused by illness or injury)

痛 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical
疒 is a component in 26 characters
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Stroke order

2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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心 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order