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Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused

 zhuān xīn
 sen shin
Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused Scroll

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.


専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.


See Also:  Faith | Devotion


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

Not the results for attentive that you were looking for?

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

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

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Devotion
Dedication
Attentive
Focused
專心 / 専心 / 耑心
专心
sen shin / senshinzhuān 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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