Read Edit View history 芯 xīnxìn HSK7 pith from rush (juncus effusus) Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents The heart 心 of a plant 艹; 心 also provides the pronunciation Components 艹 艹 Meaning component cao, cǎo grass 心 心 SoundMeaning component xīn, xin heart Character Evolution Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica