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The character 心 is actually an abstraction of an anatomical drawing of a heart!
心, or heart-mind, is a very common character that is also used as a 부수 or radical, a basic character with meaning. It has an alternative form that looks like 忄.
心 is a hugely important concept that represents both the heart and mind. Unlike in Western thought, where the two are separated clearly, early writings from China stress the relation of the emotions and thoughts. Unsurprisingly, many of the words related to 心 are centered around emotion! It is also used to reference the idea of centrality, as in the three below.
中心地[중심지]{hub}———- we learned this one before with 中!
心房[심방]{atrium}—————————— heart x room
點心[점심]{lunch}——————————-point x heart
More commonly, we see reference to emotions, as in these three:
心情[심정]{one’s heart, feelings}——————heart x feeling
心理[심리]{mental state}———— heart x internal logic/essence
心理學[심리학]{psychology}————— mental state x study
The following are all feelings or mental states which can also be used with verbs. Please take note of the verb that should be used in conjunction and note that there are also other possibilities~ (I tried to give the most commonly found helper verb):
安心[안심]{ease}{be at ease}——————— peace x heart
決心[결심] {determination}{to decide}————- decide x heart
操心[조심]{caution}{to be careful}————— to steer x heart
(無)關心[(무)관심] {(no)interest}{to be (dis)interested}– (no) x concern x heart
疑心[의심]{doubt}{to doubt}——————- to doubt x heart
熱心[열심]{enthusiasm}{to be enthusiastic}———– heat x heart
眞心[진심]{sincerity}{to be sincere}—————– true x heart
同情心[동정심]{sympathy}{to be sympathetic} same x feeling x heart
良心[양심]{conscience}{to be conscientious}——— good x heart
野心[야심]{ambition}{to be ambitious}———-open space x heart
自負心[자부심]{self-confidence}{to be confident}– oneself x to bear x heart
自尊心[자존심]{self-respect/pride}{to be proud}– oneself x to honor x heart
慾心[욕심]{greed}{to be greedy}{to be greedy} —— desire x heart
好奇心[호기심]{curiosity}{to become curious}— good x unusual x heart
二心[이심]{duplicity}{to be two-faced}—————————– two x heart
