芯 xīn core
core; pith
怎么记住“芯”: 艹 grass + 心 heart = core. Grandma splits a stalk of grass and shows the kids its soft white heart, the core of the plant.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
芯 = 艹 grass + 心 heart
- 艹 grass meaning
- 心 heart sound
Grandma splits a stalk of grass and shows the kids its soft white heart, the core of the plant.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the heart the sound.
用法
- The core/inner filament of something: 笔芯 (bǐxīn) pen/pencil lead refill, 灯芯 (dēngxīn) lamp wick.
- In tech it's the key modern word 芯片 (xīnpiàn) microchip. Note a second reading xìn for a snake's forked tongue (蛇芯子).