心

xin

heart

in other characters it symbolizes emotion or characteristics

囟

xin

top of head;

fontanel

思

si

think

head/fontanel (xin) + heart (xin)

when the head works alongside the heart - one thinks

相

xiang

想

xiang

think

each other (xiang) + heart (xin)

to think - with a full heart - about each other

亡

wang

die

a person who usually stands up straight is considered hunched over and dead

忘

wang

forget

die (wang) + heart (xin)

memories of a dead loved one breaks the heart, so it is best to forget

自

zi

self

nose

息

xi

rest

self/nose (zi) + heart (xin)

everything rests but the nose and heart

丿

pie

必

bi

must; necessarily; certainly

heart (xin) + line (pie)

the heart must certainly beat, but not necessarily for love

忄

xin

heart

alternative character; it takes this shape when used as a RADICAL placed on the left of a character

生

sheng

be born; give birth

to grow; raw

a fruit from a sprout grown from the soil is eaten raw

性

xing

sex; nature

heart(xin) + be born (sheng)

for sex a raw heart is enough

something that comes out of one's heart is its nature

夬

guai

open; release

a hand holding a weapon, symbolizing the act of deciding or cutting through a problem; its meaning evolved to represent breakthrough or resolution

快

kuai

quick; pleased

heart(xin) + open (guai)

resolving a problem quickly in a single heartbeat pleased everyone's heart

曼

man

long; extended; beautiful

sun (yue) + net () + hand/again (you)

beautiful days extended like a net again and again for a long time

慢

man

slow(ly), sluggish (trom)

heart(xin) + long/extended (man)

a sluggish heart takes a extended to wake up slowly