思
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sī · to think, to ponder, to consider

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9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 思

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siWords pronounced si
sīWords pronounced sī
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Example sentences

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Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ yào zǒu le.不好意思,我要走了。

I am afraid I must be going now.

Source: Tatoeba #388380 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhèng zài sī kǎo tā wèi lái de shēng huó.他正在思考他未来的生活。

He was meditating on his future life.

Source: Tatoeba #10713939 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bàba bú zài jiā.不好意思,我爸爸不在家。

Unfortunately, my father isn't at home.

Source: Tatoeba #469432 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé zhǎo diǎn yǒu yì sī de shì zuò.我得找点有意思的事做。

I need to find something interesting to do.

Source: Tatoeba #1517735 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn sī niàn guò qù de rìzi.我很思念过去的日子。

I really miss the old days.

Source: Tatoeba #3065695 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bù jué dé wǒ zuò dé dào.不好意思,我不覺得我做得到。

Sorry, I don't think I can do it.

Source: Tatoeba #10790099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 思 in context

  1. Say sī, then recall the core meaning: to think, to ponder, to consider.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si), meaning “to feel embarrassed”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 思 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.