思

sī

to think

to consider

field (田) + heart (心) = to think and consider

田 originally depicted a field divided into plots — the structured, cultivated space of the mind. Paired with the heart below, thinking becomes both an ordered and felt activity.

田+心→思
心HeartSemantic
田FieldSemantic

她坐在窗边,静静地思考这个问题。

tā zuò zài chuāng biān, jìng jìng de sī kǎo zhè ge wèn tí.

She sat by the window, quietly thinking over this question.

遇到难事时,他总会独自思索很久。

yù dào nán shì shí, tā zǒng huì dú zì sī suǒ hěn jiǔ.

When he runs into something difficult, he always reflects on it alone for a long time.

Words with 思

思南

sī nán

see 思南縣|思南县[Si1 nan2 Xian4]

成吉思汗

chéng jí sī hán

Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire

思念

sī niàn

to think of

思潮

sī cháo

tide of thought

居安思危

jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

苦思

kǔ sī

to think hard

马克思主义

mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì

Marxism

运思

yùn sī

to think

遐思

xiá sī

to fancy from afar

重整奥思定会

zhòng zhěng ào sī dìng huì

Order of Augustinian Recollects, a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns

银耳相思鸟

yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

长相思

cháng xiāng sī

Sauvignon blanc (grape type)

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