思
to think; to consider
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #401 U+601D
How 思 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心
How to remember it
consider · Heisig RSH #569
brains + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 思 as their sound component
These characters all use 思 (sī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思 sound component | sī | to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle |
| 腮 | sāi | jaw; gills |
| 鳃 | sāi | fish gills |
| 缌 | sī | fine linen |
| 葸 | xǐ | afraid, bashful, insecure |
| 锶 | sī | strontium |
Words containing 思
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一门心思 | yī mén xīn si | to set one's heart on sth (idiom) |
| 马克思主义 | Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì | Marxism |
| 上思县 | Shàng sī Xiàn | Shangsi, a county in Fangchenggang City 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 花心思 | huā xīn sī | to think through; to invest effort in thinking about; to consider thoroughly |
| 马克思 | Mǎ kè sī | Marx (name); Karl Marx (1818-1883), German revolutionary, economist and historian |
| 思南县 | Sī nán Xiàn | Sinan, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 三思而后行 | sān sī ér hòu xíng | think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance |
| 见马克思 | jiàn Mǎ kè sī | to die; lit. to visit Marx; to pass away |
| 思明区 | Sī míng Qū | Siming, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 体大思精 | tǐ dà sī jīng | extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing) |
| 三思而行 | sān sī ér xíng | think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully |
| 卡尔·马克思 | Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī | Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Mar… |
| 长相思 | Cháng xiāng sī | Sauvignon blanc (grape type) |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 小意思 | xiǎo yì si | small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun |
| 见利思义 | jiàn lì sī yì | to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically; not tempted by riches |
| 相思病 | xiāng sī bìng | lovesickness |
| 心思 | xīn si | mind; thoughts; inclination; mood |
| 马克思列宁主义 | Mǎ kè sī Liè níng zhǔ yì | Marxism-Leninism |