chi4
zi3
zhi1
xin1
  1. pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn
  2. sincere

Characters

  • 赤 (赤): red; scarlet; bare; naked
  • 子 (子): son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
  • 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
  • 心 (心): heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Resources

Examples

那个艺术家永远保持着赤子之心。

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