Spot 厶
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
厶 component
sī · private, secret
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 厶
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue厶Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 厶 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
去=
土
能=
+⺼+匕
台=
+口
至=
一+土
鬼=
乚
丢=
王
公=
八
云=
二
县=
且
勾=
勹
瓜=
矣=
+矢
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 厶 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
公司gōngsī
company
HSK 3.0 · L1能néngcan
HSK 3.0 · L1去qùto go
HSK 3.0 · L1去年qùniánlast year
HSK 3.0 · L1什么shénmewhat?
HSK 3.0 · L1怎么zěnmehow?
HSK 3.0 · L1怎么样zěnmeyànghow?
HSK 3.0 · L1出去chūqùto go out
HSK 3.0 · L2公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle
HSK 3.0 · L2过去guòqùChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L2过去guò qùChinese character
HSK 2.0 · L3回去huíqùto return
HSK 3.0 · L2