Why is the origin of this kanji so weird?

[@japanesefromzero]

It isn't just me, right? You all saw it yeah?

[@kuronvega4085]

Clear as day, I’ve seen too much 😂

[@jamesleskovar9647]

Can never unsee it now ..

[@MyLittleMagneton]

Can't believe I recognised the kanji from the thumbnail, lol.

[@gigglehertz]

Me too

[@FlorianBaumann]

According to Sears decomposition notes, the original form of こころ shows a human torso with breasts, stomach and navel. The tree stroke component 忄 also makes more sense now to me. Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology 字源 is usualy the first source I surf to when I want to find out something about the origin of a kanji.

[@christineginn5991]

Noooo, the ancients knew where a man's heart lies 😂 thats great, George.

[@AxidoDE]

How I Met Your Mother Season 2 Episode 6 Timecode 18:41* *when streamed via Disney+

[@DForre6040]

"that's a penis"

[@jangkateri]

Heart in Ancient Chinese is one of the pillar of the 5 "elements". Related to Fire, and the tongue. And that is the main reason that it looks that way.

[@japanesefromzero]

Hot in the pants you say?

[@FlorianBaumann]

@@japanesefromzero Well 恋 has the heart in the pants ...

[@hollyhockgod]

readings for 「心」: "kokoro", "shin", "chinpo"

[@tylerwest719]

Not sure why I got in so much trouble in high school writing love on the chalkboard in Japanese. 🥒

[@yuiao4048]

ちょっとだけDon Johnson思い出しました

[@riaconradt2554]

Maybe that‘s how they thought the heart looks like in ancient Japan? Or maybe it was a hidden joke of that site….

[@joopert]

Reminds me of that "lets fighting love" clip from Southpark.

[@zedxspecturm4698]

is it nuts I knew what kanji it was from the thumbnail >.>

[@japanesefromzero]

Maybe it means you have a lot of love in your heart.

[@Mayakuya]

The other radical-form as in 性 says it all 😄... btw. the 尸 (corpse/flag-radical) somehow appears often there, where an buttock is involved... like in 尿, 屎 and 尾. Sometimes i think, the translators or teachers over the centuries got a little embarrassed over the true meaning and did "dead ass" (屍=corpse) just lie and made things up.

[@LeftoverBeefcake]

Man, those ancient scribes had to have a lot of balls to come up with some of these symbols... #TwigAndGiggleberries

[@K5nK]

And the bottom part of love is "receive", right...? So love is receiving this.... heart?😅😂

[@Mayakuya]

i think it's the 爪 つめ = claw/(finger)nail radical... and if the lower part was ⺙ ("strike"-radical) at some time in the past, the whole kanji would make so much sense ☺

[@saeedbarari2207]

this is the 1st kanji I learned, right now, and it had to be this...

[@japanesefromzero]

We all must start somewhere

[@bethkillian1903]

Not only I´ve seen it. Now I can not unsee it... 山小

[@Mayakuya]

Don't be 小心 😉there is so much more going on in those kanji...

[@lars_993]

LOL!...but actually the first drawing is clearly a nose, the second a tongue sticking out the mouth...don't know what you think is so funny... (just kidding ;-). I will remember this kanji forever now lol.

[@ブキぶ]

I just learned 心 yesterday 😂

[@DDB168]

Perhaps it represents (or trying rather badly) the 4 chambers of the heart? 🤭 It does look like a ...ahem...though.

[@kylespevak6781]

Noooooooo 😂😂😂