心
sim
Why the chest and the middle of a cart share one character
The picture The one point sitting at the middle of you, where everything collects and tips toward. 心 is the inner point everything tips toward; 身 is the body that shows and moves on the outside.
Where the picture shows up in 心
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the point beating in the middle
심장(心臟)이 빨리 뛰어요.
sim-jang-i ppal-li ttwi-eo-yo
My heart is beating fast.
A pouch in the middle of the chest thumping blood outward
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a tipped point settling down
이제 안심(安心)하세요.
i-je an-sim-ha-se-yo
You can relax now.
A clenched place inside the chest loosening and sinking back where it belongs
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tipping toward one thing
이 일에 관심(關心)이 많아요.
i i-re gwan-si-mi ma-na-yo
I'm very interested in this job.
A table full of things, and the eyes and the body leaning toward only one of them
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the middle that will not tip
짐을 중심(中心)에 놓으세요.
ji-meul jung-si-me no-eu-se-yo
Put the load in the middle.
A load set exactly at the middle of a cart bed so neither side dips
Used for places, not only for chests.
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the point nailed down
담배를 끊기로 결심(決心)했어요.
dam-bae-reul kkeun-ki-ro gyeol-sim-hae-sseo-yo
I've made up my mind to quit smoking.
A point that kept swinging left and right, pinned in one place so it cannot swing again
All of it in one picture
心 is a single point driven into the middle. When that point thumps and pushes, it is the heart; when a clenched point loosens and settles back, you are at ease. When the point tips to one side, that is interest; when you look for the spot where a load will not tip, that is the center. And when a point that kept swinging gets nailed down in one place, that is resolve.