随心所欲 (suí xīn suǒ yù)

Character breakdown

• 随 (Suí) · 11 strokes

  Simplified form of 隨. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 陏 represents the sound.

• 心 (xīn) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a heart.

• 所 (suǒ) · 8 strokes

  Origin unclear. 戶 represents the sound.

• 欲 (yù) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 欠, depicting a person with an open mouth, represents the meaning, while 谷 represents the sound.

Usage

在这里你不能随心所欲。

to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)

zài zhè lǐ nǐ bù néng suí xīn suǒ yù 。