斯

Si1
#168 most
frequent character
Slovakia, Slovak

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

斯 joins 其 qí as a sound part with 斤 axe, the picture of cutting. It first meant 'to chop wood'. The meaning 'this' was borrowed for the sound alone. The sound link is not clear in modern Mandarin.

斯 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
撕嘶厮澌

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