漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
芯: wick
N1 (our estimate)7 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 心 is drawn in
7 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
シンshin · on'yomi · in compounds
- 芯しんwick; marrow; staple (for stapler)
- 灯芯とうしん(lamp) wick
- 帯芯おびしんthick obi sash; sash padding
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xīn
Same form: 芯 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 芯 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 芯 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xīn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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