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[1] private; personal; person-to-person [2] secret; clandestine [3] [v] have illicit relations or an affair with [4] contraband [5] prejudice; biased; [v] favor [6] selfish; selfishly [7] reproductive organs of both sexes Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 禾 (#115)
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自私
zi6 si1 = selfish; stingy; selfishness
走私
zau2 si1 = to smuggle
私人
si1 jan4 = private
私營
si1 jing4 = privately-owned (establishment/business)
私有
si1 jau5 = privately-owned; private
私有制
si1 jau5 zai3 = private ownership of property
私自
si1 zi6 = privately
自私自利
zi6 si1 zi6 lei6 = (idiom) selfish
大公無私
daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 = selfless; impartial; just; fair; unselfish
私下
si1 haa6 = in privateSee all 40 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 私
Unicode code for this character: U+79C1 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 私
Unicode code for this character: U+79C1 (off-site link)
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