Meaning of 忠心
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- good faith
- devotion
- loyalty
- dedication
How to use 忠心
忠心 is a fairly formal noun for loyalty or devotion to a person, country, or cause. It often appears in set phrases like 一片忠心 (yí piàn zhōngxīn, a heart full of loyalty) or after 对...的. Example: 他对国家忠心耿耿。 (Tā duì guójiā zhōngxīn gěnggěng.) He is utterly loyal to his country.
忠 (zhōng) is 中 (zhōng, middle) sitting on top of 心 (xīn, heart), so picture a heart that stays centered and does not lean away. Add another 心 and 忠心 (zhōngxīn) is a loyal heart.
Common mistake: 忠心 and 中心 (zhōngxīn, center) sound exactly the same, so learners often type 中心 when they mean loyalty. Remember that 忠 has a 心 under 中, while 中心 has no heart under the first character.
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忠 zhōng · loyalty · 8 strokes
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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 忠心.
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 关心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | chest; heart; mind |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 内心 | nèixīn | heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter |
| 决心 | juéxīn | determination; resolution |
Questions about 忠心
What does 忠心 mean?
忠心 (zhōngxīn) means "good faith; devotion" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 忠心?
忠心 is made of 2 characters: 忠 (8 strokes), 心 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 忠心 an HSK word?
Yes. 忠心 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 忠心 and 忠诚?
忠诚 (zhōngchéng) is more common and works as both an adjective and a noun, as in 他很忠诚 (He is very loyal). 忠心 is mainly a noun and sounds more literary or emotional, often used in fixed phrases like 忠心耿耿.
Can I use 忠心 to talk about loyalty to a brand or a friend?
For friends it can work, but it sounds dramatic. For brands, people say 品牌忠诚度 (pǐnpái zhōngchéngdù, brand loyalty) instead of 忠心.