xīnxìn

pith from rush (juncus effusus)

The heart  of a plant  also provides the pronunciation

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

心 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

芯 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xīn

pith from rush (juncus effusus); lamp pith; wick

 

xìn

core

Most common words with 芯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芯片

computer chip

wick

芯片组

chipset

灯芯绒

corduroy (textiles)

灯芯

lampwick