Hint

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 士 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 志 is also used to mean "write down, record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 誌. → Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 之 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 志 is also used to mean "write down, record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 誌.

Components

• + 之 Sound Later reanalyzed as 士, which also works as a sound component.
• - 士 Sound

Changed: hint, components

edit character by Hsmq Jan 28, 2026, 04:22 PM

approved by Prismcool Jan 31, 2026, 04:38 AM

Components

• 士 Sound
  • hint: (empty) → Originally the sound component was 之/止, but was later reanalyzed as 士, which also works as a sound component.

Changed: components

edit character by Peter Olson Oct 19, 2021, 04:23 PM

Hint

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 之 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 志 is also used to mean "write down, record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 誌. → Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 士 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 志 is also used to mean "write down, record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 誌.

Components

• + 士 Sound
• - 之 Sound

Strokes (simplified)

7 strokes

→

7 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

edit character by Peter Olson Oct 19, 2021, 04:20 PM