核心

• 拼音: hé xīn
• 汉字拆解: 核 = 木 (wood) + 亥 (phonetic), meaning kernel or nucleus; 心 = pictograph of heart

含义

Core; nucleus; heart. The central and most important part of something.

Used for physical centers (atomic nucleus), organizational leadership, key concepts, and essential elements. Common collocations: 核心技术 (core technology), 核心价值观 (core values), 核心竞争力 (core competitiveness), 核心成员 (core member).

例句

1. 掌握核心技术是企业保持竞争力的关键。
2. 他是这个项目的核心人物，很多重要决策都由他做出。
3. 诚信是我们公司的核心价值观，任何情况下都不能动摇。

用法指南

语境: business, technology, politics

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这是问题的核心所在。(This is the core of the problem.)
• 我们的核心团队很稳定。(Our core team is very stable.)

错误说法

• 用核心形容边缘事物 (Don't use 核心 for peripheral things — it specifically means the central, essential part)

起源与历史

Compound of 核 (nucleus, seed) + 心 (heart, center). Originally from physics (atomic nucleus), extended to mean any central element.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal