好奇心

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 孩子有强烈的好奇心。▶ —
   Children have a strong sense of curiosity.
2. 好奇心驱使他不断探索。▶ —
   Curiosity drives him to keep exploring.

Collocations

Mnemonic

好 hào "to be fond of" + 奇 qí "strange, novel" + 心 xīn "heart, mind": the mind fond of the novel, i.e. curiosity. Same as the Korean word ho-gi-sim (好奇心). It names the desire to know new and strange things (强烈的好奇心 strong curiosity). 好 is a polyphone: hào "to be fond of" (好奇, 爱好) but hǎo "good" (好人); here it is hào. 奇 is the 奇 of 惊奇; 心 means "heart, mind".

Related

Quick check

1. How is 好 read in 好奇心?

   • hào "to be fond of"
   • hǎo "good"
   • hāo "to pull out"
   • kǎo "exam"