恒 héng constant
constant; persistent; regular
怎么记住“恒”: 忄 heart + 亘 stretch across = constant. The nurse smiles as the beats of grandpa's heart seem to stretch across the monitor all night, calm and constant.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
恒 = 忄 heart + 亘 stretch across
- 忄 heart meaning
- 亘 stretch across meaning + sound
The nurse smiles as the beats of grandpa's heart seem to stretch across the monitor all night, calm and constant.
How it came to be
The heart joins a crescent moon between two lines, and the moon part also gives the sound.
用法
- Constant/enduring: 永恒 (yǒnghéng) eternal, 恒心 (héngxīn) perseverance, 持之以恒 (chízhī-yǐhéng) to keep at it steadily.
- 恒星 (héngxīng) = a (fixed) star, vs 行星 (xíngxīng) a planet.
- 恒温 (héngwēn) = constant temperature: 恒 marks steadiness that doesn't waver.