心意
xīnyì · HSK 7
kindly feeling
💗 心意 = heart (心) + intention (意): the kindly feeling behind what someone means
心 is heart and 意 is meaning or intention, so 心意 is the warm regard or purpose carried in your heart. Think of the kind thought behind a gift rather than the gift itself.
心 — pictograph of a heart with chambers and aorta
心 is a pictograph showing a stylized heart, with strokes representing the organ's chambers and the aorta at the top. Originally meaning the physical heart, it broadened to cover mind, feelings, and intentions, since ancient Chinese thought located thinking and emotion in the heart.