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Animated Stroke Order 思

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How to write 思 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 思

思 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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思

思=田field+心heart

The heart (心) works within the field (田) of the mind — to think, reflect, or ponder deeply.

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How to Use 思

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 思 works in context.

Deep thinking and reflection

In words about deep thought, 思 (sī) emphasizes careful or profound thinking.

思考 • sī kǎo • ponder; reflect on; deliberate • HSK 5

HSK 5

sī思

kǎo考

ponder; reflect on; deliberate

思索 • sī suǒ • think deeply; ponder; speculate • HSK 6

HSK 6

sī思

suǒ索

think deeply; ponder; speculate

沉思 • chén sī • ponder; meditate; muse • HSK 6

HSK 6

chén沉

sī思

ponder; meditate; muse

深思 • shēn sī • deep thinking / contemplation • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn深

sī思

deep thinking / contemplation

Idioms about thinking

In these idioms, 思 (sī) appears in the middle or end to express a type of thinking or consideration.

不可思议 • bù kě sī yì • unimaginable; inconceivable • HSK 6

HSK 6

bù不

kě

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 思

HSK words that contain this character.

意思 • yì si • meaning

HSK 2

yì意

si思

meaning

有意思 • yǒu yì si • interesting

HSK 3.0 · L2

yǒu有

yì意

si思

interesting

没意思 • méi yì si • boring

HSK 3.0 · L2

méi没

yì意

si思

boring

不好意思 • bù hǎo yì si • to feel embarrassed

HSK 3.0 · L2

bù不

hǎo好

yì意

si思

思想 • sī xiǎng • thought; idea

HSK 5

sī思

xiǎng想

thought; idea

思维 • sī wéi • thought; thinking

HSK 6

sī思

wéi维

thought; thinking

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 思 is used in context

tā他

de的

sī思

xiǎng想

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

hěn很

duō多

rén人

。

His thoughts have influenced many people

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

rèn认

zhēn真

sī思

kǎo考

zhè

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

sī思

niàn念

yuǎn远

fāng方

de的

jiā

Information

Pinyinsī

Meaningto think

Strokes9

Radical心

Traditional思

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Frequency#288

Zhuyinㄙ

UnicodeU+601D

CangjieWP

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可

sī思

yì议

unimaginable; inconceivable

不假思索 • bù jiǎ sī suǒ • Without thinking / Without hesitation • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bù不

jiǎ假

sī思

suǒ索

Without thinking / Without hesitation

顾名思义 • gù míng sī yì • As the name suggests • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gù顾

míng名

sī思

yì义

As the name suggests

居安思危 • jū ān sī wēi • be prepared for danger in times of peace • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jū居

ān安

sī思

wēi危

be prepared for danger in times of peace

to feel embarrassed

这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

We need to think carefully about this issue

家

rén人

。

I often miss my family far away

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