私 — Chinese character
私
sī
personal, private, secret; selfish
- Pinyin
- sī
- Radical
- 115 ⽲ (Grain)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 禾 厶
- Formation
- ideographic — 厶 provides the meaning and pronunciation
- Japanese
- 私 as a kanji
Common words with 私
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 私人 | sī rén | private; personal |
| 隐私 (隱私) | yǐn sī | secrets; private business |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle; to have an illicit affair |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish; selfishness |
| 私下 | sī xià | in private |
| 私营 (私營) | sī yíng | privately-owned; private |
| 私有 | sī yǒu | private; privately-owned |
| 私立 | sī lì | privately-run; private (school, hospital etc); to set up illegally |
| 无私 (無私) | wú sī | selfless; unselfish |
| 公私 | gōng sī | public and private (interests, initiative etc) |
| 私家 | sī jiā | private; privately owned or managed |
| 私密 | sī mì | private; secret |
English words written with 私
- personal
- private
- privacy
- secrets
- selfish
- privately
- stash
- illicit
- interpersonal
- selfless
- privatization
- selfishness
私 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 2 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 10 · Zhuangzi 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Analects 2.9
- Analects 10.5
- Art of War 11.55
- Mencius 2B.8
- Mencius 2B.10
- Mencius 3A.3
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