私 sī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
私人
sīrén
private; personal
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 私人时间少。 Sīrén shíjiān shǎo. There is little personal time.
- 这是私人事。 Zhè shì sīrén shì. This is a personal matter.
- 别问私人问题。 Bié wèn sīrén wèntí. Do not ask personal questions.