思(sī)

HSK 29 strokes
Readingssīsāi

to think

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Character information

Pinyin
sī / sāi
Meaning
to think; to consider
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 思 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱田心

Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心

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

Made of

田tián心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 思 step by step

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

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Words with 思

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

bù不hǎo好yì意si思
HSK 2

to feel embarrassed

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fǎn反sī思
HSK 7-9

to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reas…

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bù不jiǎ假sī思suǒ索
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

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bù不kě可sī思yì议
HSK 7-9

(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable

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shàng上sī思

see 上思县

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āi哀sī思

grief-stricken thoughts; mourning

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yī一mén门xīn心sī思

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

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sān三sī思ér而xíng行

think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

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万且业为主举久乐

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不好意反假索可议

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