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.

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Words with 思

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)

闭门思过

bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

陀思妥也夫斯基

tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jī

also written 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]

陀思妥耶夫斯基

tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 Fa2]

雅思

yǎ sī

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

集思广益

jí sī guǎng yì

collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit

顾名思义

gù míng sī yì

as the name implies

饮水思源

yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

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