xinxīn

heart

is a component form of .

Evolution

忄 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
忄 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
忄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
忄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xin

heart; radical number 61

 

xīn

Kangxi radical 61 () as a vertical side element