tâm

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心 (“heart”). Doublet of tim.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧]

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tâm

1. (literary, of a person) the heart (humanity or compassion)

   Synonym: lương tâm

2. commitment; devotion

   Synonym: tâm huyết

   Làm gì cũng phải có tâm.

   Whatever you do, put your heart into it.

3. (geometry, of a circle or sphere) center