思 (si1 si3 soi1 | si1 si5 sai1) : think; consider; long for; thinking; feeling

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思

si1 si3 soi1

si1 si5 sai1

[粵] si1 | [國] si1
[1] [v] think; consider; deliberate
[2] [v] long for; miss; think of
[3] [n] train of thought; thinking
[4] [n] state of mind; feeling; mood

[粵] si3 | [國] si5
used in compound form 意思

[粵] soi1 | [國] sai1
used in compound form 于思

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

思

Don't confuse with:
恩

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Oct 2013 15:41

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三思 saam3 si1 = to think thrice

思想 si1 soeng2 si1 xiang3 = thoughts, idea

意思 ji3 si1/3 yi4 si1 = meaning; interest; intention

才思 coi4 si1 cai2 si1 = creativeness, imaginative power, brilliant insight

唔好意思 m4 hou2 ji3 si1/3 m2 hao3 yi4 si5 = excuse me; sorry 粵

不好意思 bat1 hou2 ji3 si1/3 bu4 hao3 yi4 si5 = excuse me; sorry, to feel embarrassed 國

打思噎 daa2 si1 jik1/ik1/jit1 da3 si1 ye1 = to hiccup; to hiccough 粵

馬克思 maa5 hak1 si1 ma3 ke4 si1 = Marx; Karl Marx

馬克思主義 maa5 hak1 si1 zyu2 ji6 ma3 ke4 si1 zhu3 yi4 = Marxism

思考 si1 haau2 si1 kao3 = to think
See all 95 compounds (CantoDict reports 97 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies!
[Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]

是不是這樣就不能居安思危? 國
Is this way not preparing one's self for danger when in good times?

唔好意思，要你親自出馬粵
Sorry to make you come and personally deal with this.
[Lit. sorry, need you personally come-out horse]

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 思
Unicode code for this character: U+601d (off-site link)

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