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專心 makes a word that means “paying attention with your heart.”
It's often translated as “dedication,” as in “be absorbed in” or “concentrate one's efforts.” It's also used to mean “with the single mind,” “whole-heartedly,” “paying attention,” “undivided attention,” “concentration (-ed),” “engrossed,” “devotionally (listening/watching),” and/or “attentive.”
The first character means “for a particular person, occasion, or purpose,” “focused on one single thing,” “concentrated,” and sometimes, “special.”
The second character means “heart” or “mind” by itself.
My favorite translation, which comes from the Oxford Advanced Chinese/English Dictionary, is, “wholehearted devotion.”
If it seems like the meaning of this word is quite open, you are correct. The context in which the word is used matters a lot. It can mean different things depending on how you use it. This makes it kind of nice as you can decide what this means to you (within some limits). This is always positive in meaning, so even if a Chinese person reads it differently than you, it will still have a good meaning.
In Japanese, they tend to use a variation of the second character which has one less stroke. If you want your calligraphy written this Japanese form, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note: Japanese and Chinese people will recognize either form.
These search terms might be related to Attentive:
Alert / on Guard / Lingering Mind
Caring
Considerate of the Needs of Others
Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused
Goodness / Kind-Hearted
Kind Words
Kindness / Caring
Loyalty / Faithful / Devoted
Prudence / Considerate
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your attentive search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
愼 see styles |
shèn shen4 shen makoto まこと |
variant of 慎[shen4] (personal name) Makoto Careful, cautious, attentive, heedful. |
仔細 仔细 see styles |
zǐ xì zi3 xi4 tzu hsi shisai しさい |
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out (noun or adjectival noun) (1) reasons; circumstances; significance; particulars; (2) hindrance; obstruction; interference carefully |
勤勤 see styles |
qín qín qin2 qin2 ch`in ch`in chin chin |
attentive; solicitous; earnest; sincere |
勤懇 勤恳 see styles |
qín kěn qin2 ken3 ch`in k`en chin ken |
diligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere |
周到 see styles |
zhōu dào zhou1 dao4 chou tao shuutou / shuto しゅうとう |
thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5] (noun or adjectival noun) careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous |
届く see styles |
todoku とどく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound); (v5k,vi) (2) to be delivered; to arrive; (v5k,vi) (3) (as 目が届く, 神経が届く, etc.) to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough; (v5k,vi) (4) to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression |
心す see styles |
kokorosu こころす |
(v5s,vi) (See 心する) to take care; to mind; to be attentive |
懇到 see styles |
kontou / konto こんとう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (obsolete) polite; courteous; considerate; attentive |
殷勤 see styles |
yīn qín yin1 qin2 yin ch`in yin chin |
politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive |
用心 see styles |
yòng xīn yong4 xin1 yung hsin yōjin ようじん |
motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful (noun/participle) care; precaution; guarding; caution use one's mind |
細心 细心 see styles |
xì xīn xi4 xin1 hsi hsin saishin さいしん |
careful; attentive (adj-na,adj-no,n) meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent Carefully, in detail, similar to 細意議 the vijñāna of detailed, unintermitting attention. |
細細 细细 see styles |
xì xì xi4 xi4 hsi hsi hosoboso ほそぼそ komagoma こまごま |
attentive; careful (adv,adv-to) (1) poor (living); (2) barely continuing; just scraping along; (can act as adjective) (3) very narrow; (adv,adv-to,vs) minutely; in detail; with particular attention |
關懷 关怀 see styles |
guān huái guan1 huai2 kuan huai |
care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to |
心する see styles |
kokorosuru こころする |
(vs-i,vi) (See 心して) to take care; to mind; to be attentive |
念入り see styles |
neniri ねんいり |
(noun or adjectival noun) careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate; attentive |
獻殷勤 献殷勤 see styles |
xiàn yīn qín xian4 yin1 qin2 hsien yin ch`in hsien yin chin |
to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself |
細かい see styles |
komakai こまかい |
(adjective) (1) small; (adjective) (2) fine; minute; (adjective) (3) (See 細かいこと) minor; trivial; (adjective) (4) (See 神経が細かい) sensitive; attentive; (adjective) (5) careful; frugal; stingy |
中央空調 中央空调 see styles |
zhōng yāng kōng tiáo zhong1 yang1 kong1 tiao2 chung yang k`ung t`iao chung yang kung tiao |
central air conditioning; (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男[nuan3 nan2], a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry) |
凝住覺觀 凝住觉观 see styles |
níng zhù jué guān ning2 zhu4 jue2 guan1 ning chu chüeh kuan gyōjū kakkan |
firmly abiding in attentive contemplation |
気がつく see styles |
kigatsuku きがつく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; (2) to be scrupulous; to be attentive; (3) to recover consciousness; to come to oneself |
気が付く see styles |
kigatsuku きがつく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; (2) to be scrupulous; to be attentive; (3) to recover consciousness; to come to oneself |
気が回る see styles |
kigamawaru きがまわる |
(exp,v5r) (1) to be attentive to small details; (exp,v5r) (2) to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); (exp,v5r) (3) to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative |
気のきく see styles |
kinokiku きのきく |
(exp,adj-f) (1) attentive; scrupulous; tactful; (2) tasteful; smart |
気の利く see styles |
kinokiku きのきく |
(exp,adj-f) (1) attentive; scrupulous; tactful; (2) tasteful; smart |
注意深い see styles |
chuuibukai / chuibukai ちゅういぶかい |
(adjective) (See 注意深く・ちゅういぶかく) attentive; cautious; careful; watchful |
行き届く see styles |
yukitodoku ゆきとどく ikitodoku いきとどく |
(v5k,vi) to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough |
麻姑掻痒 see styles |
makosouyou / makosoyo まこそうよう |
(yoji) things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes |
きめ細やか see styles |
kimekomayaka きめこまやか |
(adjectival noun) smooth; polite and attentive to detail |
心を用いる see styles |
kokoroomochiiru / kokoroomochiru こころをもちいる |
(exp,v1) to be attentive to; to pay attention to |
有眼力見兒 有眼力见儿 see styles |
yǒu yǎn lì jiàn r you3 yan3 li4 jian4 r5 yu yen li chien r |
(dialect) alert; attentive; observant |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Devotion Dedication Attentive Focused | 專心 / 専心 / 耑心 专心 | sen shin / senshin | zhuān xīn zhuan1 xin1 zhuan xin zhuanxin | chuan hsin chuanhsin |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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