---
title: "Shangxin Meaning: 伤心 (shāngxīn) Means “sad”"
description: "伤心 (traditional 傷心, shāngxīn) means “sad; heartbroken”. Hear its tones, see what 伤 and 心 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 伤心 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

伤心 shāngxīn

## sad; heartbroken

## Its characters

1. 伤 shāng sad
2. 心 xīn heart

## In a sentence

她听到这个消息很伤心。 She was very sad to hear the news.

更让他**伤心**的是，祝英台的父母已经决定把她嫁给一个有钱人家的儿子。

From [梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#library-word-504-506)

[More about 伤心](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%A4%E5%BF%83)

## More words with 伤 or 心

- [爱心 àixīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aixin)
- [安心 ānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anxin)
- [悲伤 bēishāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beishang)
- [背心 bèixīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beixin)
- [创伤 chuāngshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshang)
- [担心 dānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danxin)
- [恶心 ěxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/exin)
- [放心 fàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxin)
- [关心 guānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxin)
- [核心 héxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexin)

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