心心相印

xīnxīnxiāngyìn

idiom #22,719

Meanings

1 hearts in perfect harmony
2 a kindred spirit
3 two minds that think as one

Characters

mutually / each other

to stamp / to seal / to match

Examples

他们相识多年，早已心心相印。

Tāmen xiāngshí duō nián, zǎoyǐ xīnxīnxiāngyìn.

They have known each other for years and are now kindred spirits.

这对夫妻心心相印，从不争吵。

Zhè duì fūqī xīnxīnxiāngyìn, cóng bù zhēngchǎo.

This couple are perfectly in sync and never argue.

Tips

memory

心心 doubles 'heart', and 相印 means 'to stamp / seal each other' — as if two hearts press their seals together in perfect match. Picture two wax seals fitting perfectly into each other.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

相 xiāng

印 yìn