忱 (chén): sincere feeling

Meanings

村民满怀热忱地欢迎志愿者。

Cūnmín mǎnhuái rèchén de huānyíng zhìyuànzhě.

The villagers welcomed the volunteers with great warmth.

请接受我的谢忱。

Qǐng jiēshòu wǒ de xiè chén.

Please accept my heartfelt thanks.

usage

Most common in 热忱 (warmhearted enthusiasm) and 谢忱 (heartfelt thanks). It always refers to genuine, sincere feeling.

radical

忄 xīn

heart; emotion

Left 忄 is the heart radical 心 in left-side form. Sincerity is a quality of the heart — placing 忱 with 情 (feeling) and 诚 (honest).

phonetic

冘 yín

phonetic element

Right 冘 is the sound element, drifting from yín to chén. The same phonetic appears in 沉 (to sink) and 枕 (pillow).

忱 chén