私

sī

personal

private; selfish

grain (禾) + self-claim (厶) = private and personal

禾 represents a grain crop — something you grow and might want to keep for yourself. 厶 reinforces the inward, self-claiming gesture, making the whole character feel like a farmer hoarding his own harvest.

禾+厶→私
厶Something privateSemantic
禾GrainSemantic

这是我的私事,不想告诉别人。

zhè shì wǒ de sī shì,bù xiǎng gào sù bié rén。

This is my personal matter; I don't want to tell others.

他做事总是先考虑私利,不顾大家的感受。

tā zuò shì zǒng shì xiān kǎo lǜ sī lì,bù gù dà jiā de gǎn shòu。

He always considers his own private interests first, with no regard for how others feel.

Words with 私

家私

jiā sī

family property

私欲

sī yù

selfish desire

私处

sī chù

private parts

私情

sī qíng

personal considerations

私自

sī zì

private; personal

私奔

sī bēn

to elope

铁面无私

tiě miàn wú sī

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

阴私

yīn sī

shameful secret

隐私

yǐn sī

secrets

隐私权

yǐn sī quán

privacy right

饱私囊

bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

斗私批修

dòu sī pī xiū

fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

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