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思 sī think in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 心 xīn “heart”. This radical is referred to colloquially as 心字底 xīnzìdĭ “bottom made up of the character 心.” Although the top part of 思 now looks like 田 tián “field,” it actually used to be a picto-graph representing the word for “brain.” Distinguish 思 from 四 sì.
Examples[edit | edit source]
意思 yìsi meaning [N]
有意思 yŏu yìsi be interesting [PH]
没意思 (沒意思) méi yìsi be uninteresting [PH]
不好意思 bù hăo yìsi be embarrassing, be embarrassed [PH]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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