襟怀

襟懷
jīnhuái
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 one's mind / heart (as the seat of feelings and aspirations)
  2. 2 bosom
  3. 3 breadth of mind

Examples

Tā jīnhuái tǎnbái, cóng bù suànjì biérén.
He is open-hearted and never schemes against others.
Shīrén yǐ kuānguǎng de jīnhuái yōngbào dàzìrán.
The poet embraces nature with a broad and open heart.

Tips

usage
Common collocations: 襟怀坦白 (open and frank), 襟怀宽广 (broad-minded), 襟怀 (upright in heart). 襟怀 belongs to literary, formal, and laudatory writing — eulogies, biographies, speeches praising someone's character.
memory
originally means the front lapel of a robe — what wraps around the chest, where the heart sits. Pairing it with 怀 (bosom / inside) doubles the 'inner-self' image.

Stroke Order

jīn
怀 huái