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

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 私

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 私 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 私

私 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
私=禾grain+厶private

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

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 私

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私 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 私

HSK words that contain this character.

私人

sī rén

private; personal

HSK 5

自私

zìsī

selfish; self-centred; self-seeking

HSK 5

私自

sī zì

privately; secretly

HSK 6

走私

zǒusī

smuggle

HSK 6

隐私

yǐn sī

conceal; hide; secret

HSK 6

大公无私

dà gōng wú sī

fair and impartial / selfless

HSK 3.0 L7-9
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无私

wú sī

Selfless / unselfish

HSK 3.0 L7-9

私下

sī xià

privately / behind the scenes

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

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

tā他
tài太
zì自
sī私
liǎo了
，
cóng从
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
bié别
rén人
。

He is too selfish and never considers others.

qǐng请
zūn尊
zhòng重
wǒ我
de的
yǐn隐
sī私
，
bú不
zhè这
shì是
sī私
rén人
jù聚
huì会
，
bú不
duì对

Information

Pinyinsī
Meaningprivate
Strokes7
Radical禾
Traditional私
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1385
Zhuyinㄙ
UnicodeU+79C1
CangjieHDI
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私事

sī shì

personal matters / private affairs

HSK 3.0 L7-9

私家车

sī jiā chē

Private car

HSK 3.0 L7-9

私有

sī yǒu

private ownership / privately owned

HSK 3.0 L7-9

私立

sī lì

private / privately funded

HSK 3.0 L7-9

私营

sī yíng

private enterprise / privately owned

HSK 3.0 L7-9
yào要
tōu偷
kàn看
。

Please respect my privacy and don't peek.

wài外
kāi开
fàng放
。

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

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