心愛

See also: 心爱

Chinese

		heart; mind	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (心愛)		心	愛
simp. (心爱)		心	爱
anagram		愛心／爱心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīn'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ oi³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sîm-oi

(Meixian, Guangdong): xim¹ oi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīn'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sin-ài
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ai⁴
  - Yale: syīn-ài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinay
  - Palladius: синьай (sinʹaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ oi³
  - Yale: sām oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ oi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ oi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-oi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim^ˊ oi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ oi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xim¹ oi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ oɪ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-ài
  - Tâi-lô: sim-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sim'aix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ ai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/

Verb

心愛

to love; to cherish; to hold dear

Synonyms

喜好 (xǐhào)
喜愛 / 喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
喜歡 / 喜欢
嗜好 (shìhào)
愛好 / 爱好 (àihào)
欣賞 / 欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
歡喜 / 欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
熱愛 / 热爱 (rè'ài)
熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
稀罕 (colloquial, usually in the negative)
酷好 (kùhào)
酷愛 / 酷爱 (kù'ài)

Adjective

心愛

(attributive) beloved; treasured; cherished; dear

Synonyms

敬愛 / 敬爱 (jìng'ài)
親愛 / 亲爱 (qīn'ài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	愛
ここ Grade: 2	あ Grade: 4

Proper noun

心(ここ)愛(あ) • (Kokoa)

a female given name