= s + Ø1
to think / to consider
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How to pronounce 思

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= s initial

Socrates.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

思 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 思 as component

= s + Ø1
talented / urgent
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sāi = s + ai1
cheek
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sāi = s + ai1
variant of 腮[sai1]
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Words with 思

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to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4]
Cerence, US company providing AI-based automotive assistants

Sentences with 思

zuò
guān
yǒu
shén
me
si

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to think / to consider

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