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忖
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suppose

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
cǔn
ソン
はか.る
촌
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 寸 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 寸 Chinese inch =
忖 suppose
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
寸 Phonetic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)怅 dissatisfied (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
忖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
忖 [cǔn]
to ponder; to speculate; to consider; to guess
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
思忖 [sī​cǔn] #49,425
to ponder
忖度 [cǔn​duó] #66,561
to speculate
自忖 [zì​cǔn] #62,759
to speculate
忖量 [cǔn​liàng] #67,458
to turn things over in one's mind
忖思 [cǔn​sī]
to reckon
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 忖度 [そんたく] #37,408
surmise (about someone's feelings)
忖度マスク [そんたくマスク]
wearing a face mask solely to avoid upsetting others (during the COVID-19 pandemic)