zhōng

inner feelings

Clothing (衣) around the center (中) = inner feelings

衣 wraps around 中, visually placing something at the center of clothing — the chest, where feelings live. Together they point to what is held close to the heart, hidden beneath the surface.

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MiddleSemantic
ClothingSemantic

她的话出自内心,毫无隐

tā de huà chū zì nèi xīn, háo wú yǐn zhōng。

her words came from the heart, with no hidden feelings at all.

他从不轻易说出自己的隐

tā cóng bù qīng yì shuō chū zì jǐ de yǐn zhōng。

he never easily reveals his inner feelings.

Words with 衷

折衷

zhé zhōng

variant of 折中[zhe2 zhong1]

隐衷

yǐn zhōng

a secret

丹衷

dān zhōng

real sincerity

互诉衷肠

hù sù zhōng cháng

(idiom) to confide in each other

倾吐衷肠

qīng tǔ zhōng cháng

to pour out (emotions)

初衷

chū zhōng

original intention

折衷主义

zhé zhōng zhǔ yì

eclecticism

折衷鹦鹉

zhé zhōng yīng wǔ

Eclectus roratus (red-green parrot of Papua-New Guinea)

无动于衷

wú dòng yú zhōng

aloof

热衷

rè zhōng

to feel strongly about

由衷

yóu zhōng

heartfelt

衷心

zhōng xīn

heartfelt

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