思 sī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
思念
sīniàn
to miss, to long for
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 离开家乡多年后，他依然思念那条安静的小河。 Líkāi jiāxiāng duōnián hòu, tā yīrán sīniàn nà tiáo ānjìng de xiǎohé. After leaving his hometown for many years, he still misses that quiet little river.
- 每到中秋节，她就格外思念远方的家人。 Měi dào Zhōngqiūjié, tā jiù géwài sīniàn yuǎnfāng de jiārén. Every Mid-Autumn Festival she misses her family far away especially.
- 她很思念在国外读书的儿子。 Tā hěn sīniàn zài guówài dúshū de érzi. She misses her son who is studying abroad very much.
Related words
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 意思 yìsi meaning
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi interesting
- 思想 sīxiǎng thought; way of thinking
- 思考 sīkǎo to think deeply
- 思维 sīwéi thinking
- 反思 fǎnsī to reflect, to think back
- 思路 sīlù train of thought
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì unbelievable; inconceivable
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate
- 构思 gòusī to conceive; conception; idea