开心

Character by character

• 开kāi4 strokesHSK 1 traditional 開open; initiate, begin, start
• 心xīn4 strokesHSK 2heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 我不很开心。

  Wǒ bù hěn kāi xīn

  I'm not very happy.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 开心. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 开始kāi shǐHSK 3

  to begin; beginning; to start; initial

• 开kāiHSK 1

  to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format

• 担心dān xīnHSK 4

  anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

• 心xīnHSK 3

  heart; mind; intention; center; core

• 离开lí kāiHSK 2

  to depart; to leave

• 中心zhōng xīnHSK 2

  center; heart; core

• 心理xīn lǐHSK 4

  psychology; mentality

• 关心guān xīnHSK 2

  to be concerned about; to care about

• 打开dǎ kāiHSK 1

  to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

• 心里xīn liHSK 2

  chest; heart; mind

• 心情xīn qíngHSK 2

  mood; frame of mind

• 小心xiǎo xīnHSK 2

  to be careful; to take care

• 公开gōng kāiHSK 3

  open; overt; public; to make public; to release

• 内心nèi xīnHSK 3

  heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter

• 心中xīn zhōngHSK 2

  central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart

• 信心xìn xīnHSK 2

  confidence; faith (in sb or sth)

• 放心fàng xīnHSK 2

  to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

• 恶心è xīnHSK 4

  bad habit; vicious habit; vice

• 伤心shāng xīnHSK 3

  to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt

• 心脏xīn zàngHSK 6

  heart

• 开车kāi chēHSK 1

  to drive a car

• 真心zhēn xīnHSK 7

  sincere; heartfelt

• 开发kāi fāHSK 3

  to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

• 开放kāi fàngHSK 3

  to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality