思

sī
#298 most
frequent character
to think, to consider

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

思 has 心 heart or mind as the meaning part. The other part was once 囟 xìn, which supplied the sound but is now written 田. Using the mind gives the first sense, 'to think about, miss,' which grew to 'consider,' 'idea,' and 'feeling.'

思 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
勰
sound5 characters
腮鳃锶缌葸

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Homophones

HSK 5
撕sī
to tear
司sī
to take charge of, to manage
私sī
personal, private, selfish
丝sī
silk, thread-like thing
斯sī
(phonetic), this

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