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think

HSK 2 N3
Human →Actions
sī
シ
おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
사
Thought is associated with the head (囟) and heart (心). 囟 is also a phonetic component.
Components
囟 fontanel+ 心 heart =
思 think
囟 Meaning component
xìn fontanel
top of the head
Depicts the top of the head. The modern form of the this component looks like 田 (field), but is unrelated.
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心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Notes
Similar Characters
兒 youngster (trad)恼 get angry (simp)脑 brain (iii) (simp)細 fine (trad/jp)细 fine (simp)硇 a kind of mineral篦 fine-toothed comb瑙 cornelian蓖 castor-oil plant貔 legendary寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
思
Regular
Modern
Chinese
思 [sī]
to think; to consider
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
思 あい
Ai female given name
思 おもい
Omoi female given namesurname
思 こころ
Kokoro female given name
思 さよぷ
Sayopu given name
思 したう
Shitau unclassified name
思 しよう
Shiyou given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
意思 [yì​si] #215
idea
思想 [sī​xiǎng] #2,494
thought
不好意思 [bù​hǎo​yì​si] #670
to feel embarrassed
有意思 [yǒu​yì​si] #998
interesting
思考 [sī​kǎo] #2,073
to reflect on
思维 [sī​wéi] #5,071
(line of) thought
思维 [sī​wéi] #5,071
(line of) thought
不可思议 [bù​kě​sī​yì] #1,660
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
不可思议 [bù​kě​sī​yì] #1,660
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
思路 [sī​lù] #8,672
train of thought
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 思う [おもう] #20
to think
⭐ 思い [おもい] #404
thought
⭐ 思い出す [おもいだす] #502
to recall
⭐ 不思議 [ふしぎ] #606
wonderful
と思われる [とおもわれる] #1,060
be considered
⭐ 思考 [しこう] #1,661
thought
⭐ 思いつく [おもいつく] #1,708
to think of
⭐ 思い出 [おもいで] #1,822
memories
⭐ 意思 [いし] #1,888
intention
と思ったら [とおもったら] #1,897
no sooner than
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KOREAN WORDS (14)
의사 #813
mind; intention
사려 #19,311
thoughtfulness; consideration
사춘기 #34,186
adolescence; puberty
불가사의
mystery; wonder
사고력
thinking ability; thinking power; thinking
사념
thought; consideration; worries
사상가
thinker
사상범
political offender; political crime
사색적
being contemplative; being meditative
사조
trend; tendency; drift
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