诚心诚意
chéng xīn chéng yì · HSK 7
with all sincerity
🤝💛 chéng + xīn + chéng + yì = sincere + heart + sincere + meaning — double sincerity
The word repeats 诚 (sincere) twice, wrapping both 心 (heart) and 意 (intention). It's like saying your heart AND your meaning are both genuine — sincerity squared.
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.