Chinese Character 思 Meanings and components.

Form

思

Meaning

思 meaning[3] in English

To Think.

To Consider.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 思 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Tian (田) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with WP

How to write 思

To write思si1to think you should write a combination of 田tian2surname Tian , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

田 + 心 = 思

思 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 思 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 思, looks as follow:

思
Pinyin:si1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Think . To Consider
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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