心脏

心臟

xīnzàng

noun HSK 6 #1,503

Measure Word

一颗心脏 kē

Meanings

1 heart (the organ)
2 the core; the heart of something (figurative)

Characters

The heart organ — the physical heart in your body.

Examples

心脏是人体最重要的器官。

Xīnzàng shì réntǐ zuì zhòngyào de qìguān.

The heart is the most important organ in the human body.

他的心脏跳得很快。

Tā de xīnzàng tiào de hěn kuài.

His heart is beating very fast.

北京是中国的心脏。

Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de xīnzàng.

Beijing is the heart of China.

Tips

usage

脏 has two pronunciations: zàng (organ, as in 心脏, 肝脏) and zāng (dirty). Don't mix them up!

Stroke Order

心 xīn

脏 zāng