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Animated Stroke Order 思

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How to write 思 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 思

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Character Breakdown

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思

田tián · field

心xīn · heart

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How to Use 思

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 思

意思 • yì si • meaning

HSK 2

yì意

si思

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shēn深

sī思

le了

yī一

huì会

er

Information

Pinyinsī

Meaningto think, to consider

Strokes9

Radical心

Traditional思

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Frequency#288

Zhuyinㄙ

UnicodeU+601D

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田tián · field

+心xīn · heart

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

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

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

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

to feel embarrassed

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

儿

。

He thought deeply for a moment.

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这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

We need to think carefully about this issue

Wǒ我

xún寻

si思

zhe着

míng明

tiān天

yào要

bù不

yào要

qù去

pá爬

shān山

。

I'm thinking about whether to go hiking tomorrow.

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

sī思

niàn念

yuǎn远

fāng方

de的

jiā家

rén人

。

I often miss my family far away

suǒ

索

Without thinking / Without hesitation

义

As the name suggests

wēi

危

be prepared for danger in times of peace

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Characters pronounced "si".

嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
厮sīservant; to make a disturbance
嘶sīneighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
巳sìthe hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
伺sìto observe, wait upon, or serve
驷sia team of four horses

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Characters with radical "心".

忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable
恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
息xīto rest, to cease, breath
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
怂sǒngto instigate; to incite

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