私(sī)

HSK 57 strokes

personal

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Character information

Pinyin
sī
Meaning
personal; private; selfish
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 私 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾厶

厶 provides the meaning and pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

禾hé厶sī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 私 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 私

Common words using 私 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dà大gōng公wú无sī私
HSK 7-9

selfless

Open 大公无私 page →
wú无sī私
HSK 7-9

selfless

Open 无私 page →
sī私xià下
HSK 7-9

in private

Open 私下 page →
sī私shì事
HSK 7-9

personal matters

Open 私事 page →
piān偏sī私

to practice favoritism

Open 偏私 page →
gōng公sī私

public and private (interests, initiative etc)

Open 公私 page →
yīn因sī私

private (i.e. not work-related 因公[yin1 gong1])

Open 因私 page →
zhōng中bǎo饱sī私náng囊

to stuff one's pockets

Open 中饱私囊 page →

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From 私’s common words

大公无下事偏因中

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