xīn, xìn
pith from rush (juncus effusus)
The heart 心 of a plant 艹; 心 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 芯
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
computer chip | ||
wick | ||
chipset | ||
corduroy (textiles) | ||
lampwick |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 2.7070% of movies
2366th most common character in movies
2539th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 7 |
Unicode | U+82AF |
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