私 (sī): Private — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 5

Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 私

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 私

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

私

禾grain

厶private

私=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 私

私 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 私

Private and Personal

The character 私 means private, personal, or non-public.

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 私

HSK 5

zì自

sī

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

tài太

zì自

sī私

liǎo了

，

cóng

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禾grain

+厶private

Grain (禾) kept for oneself (厶) — originally meaning 'private' or 'personal', like one's own harvest.

sī私

rén人

private; personal

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sī私

shì事

personal matters / private affairs

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sī私

yǒu有

private ownership / privately owned

私

selfish; self-centred; self-seeking

HSK 6

sī私

zì自

privately; secretly

HSK 6

zǒu走

sī私

smuggle

HSK 6

yǐn隐

sī私

conceal; hide; secret

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wú无

sī私

Selfless / unselfish

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sī私

xià下

privately / behind the scenes

从

bù不

kǎo考

lǜ虑

bié别

rén人

。

He is too selfish and never considers others.

Xiǎo小

shuō说

zhōng中

de的

nán男

nǚ女

zhǔ主

jué角

zuì最

hòu后

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

sī私

bēn奔

。

The hero and heroine in the novel finally chose to elope.

qǐng请

zūn尊

zhòng重

wǒ我

de的

yǐn隐

sī私

，

bú不

yào要

tōu偷

kàn看

。

Please respect my privacy and don't peek.

zhè这

shì是

yī一

suǒ所

sī私

lì立

xué学

xiào校

。

This is a private school.

zhè这

shì是

sī私

rén人

jù聚

huì会

，

bú不

duì对

wài外

kāi开

fàng放

。

This is a private party, not open to the public.

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