心心相印

xīnxīn-xiāngyìn

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 duōnián, zǎoyǐ xīnxīn-xiāngyìn.

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 xīnxīn-xiāngyìn, cóngbù 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