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私
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private

HSK 5 N3
Nature →Plants →Grasses
sī
シ
わたくし、わたし
사
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 厶 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "grain". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
禾 standing grain+ 厶 secret =
私 private
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
厶 Meaning component
sī secret
private, secret
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Notes
Similar Characters
兼 double利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秉 wield秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department秒 seconds
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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)
私
Regular
Modern
Chinese
私 [sī]
personal; private; selfish
Japanese
私 わたし 同音
pronoun I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
私 あたし 、 あたくし 同音
pronoun female termusually kana I; me (あたくし is more polite)
私 あっし 、 わっし 同音
pronoun I; me (mainly used by working men)
私 わい 同音

pronoun

  1. dated ksb I; me
  2. archaic you (used to address someone of equal or lower status)
私 わたい 同音
pronoun archaic ktb I; me
私 し 同音
noun private affairs; personal matter
私 わたくし 同音
  1. pronoun I; me (usu. more formal than わたし)
  2. adj-nonoun personal (affairs, etc.); private
  3. noun selfishness; partiality
  4. noun secrecy; confidentiality
私 わっち 同音
pronoun I; me (used esp. by people of low status)
私 わて 同音
pronoun usually kana ksb I; me
私 あたい 同音
pronoun female termchildrenusually kana I; me
私 あて 同音
pronoun female termdatedusually kana ksb I; me
私 (rare) わちき 同音
pronoun archaicfemale term I; me (mainly used by Edo-period prostitutes)
儂 、 私 (rare) わし 、 ワシ 同音
pronoun usually kanamale I; me (used by elderly)
妾 、 私 わらわ 同音
pronoun archaichumblefemale term I; me
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
騒がしいホームで誰かが私の名前を呼んでいるのが聞こえた。
I could hear someone calling my name on the noisy platform.
この人、あたしをどなりつけるんですよ！
This man's shouting at me!
儂の目もガタがきたかの。
Have my eyes also started to fail?
Japanese Names
私 きさい
Kisai surname
CHINESE WORDS (148)
私人 [sī​rén] #1,163
private
自私 [zì​sī] #3,203
selfish
隐私 [yǐn​sī] #3,753
secrets
隐私 [yǐn​sī] #3,753
secrets
私下 [sī​xià] #3,794
in private
走私 [zǒu​sī] #5,687
to smuggle
私营 [sī​yíng] #23,591
privately-owned
私营 [sī​yíng] #23,591
privately-owned
私家 [sī​jiā] #5,218
private
无私 [wú​sī] #9,473
selfless
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JAPANESE WORDS (191)
⭐ 私たち [わたしたち] #612
we
⭐ 囁く [ささやく] #3,155
to whisper
⭐ 私自身 [わたしじしん] #5,530
myself
⭐ 密か [ひそか] #5,816
secret
⭐ 私服 [しふく] #8,931
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform)
儂 [わし] #9,448
I
私ども [わたくしども] #10,087
we
囁き [ささやき] #12,556
whispering
⭐ 私物 [しぶつ] #12,731
private property
私室 [ししつ] #13,715
private room
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KOREAN WORDS (21)
사제 #21,400
being privately made; being privately manufactured; being homemade
사비 #25,894
personal spending
사적 #27,669
being personal; being private; being in person
사생활 #31,954
privacy; private life
사립 #35,855
being private
사견
private opinion; personal view
사기업
private company; private enterprise
사리사욕
self-interest; selfish desire
사립 학교
private school
사립대
private college; private university
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