思 sī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
思索
sīsuǒ
to think deeply; to ponder
Characters in this word
索 suǒ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对相互矛盾的证词，法官没有立即表态，而是低头思索了片刻。 Miànduì xiānghù máodùn de zhèngcí, fǎguān méiyǒu lìjí biǎotài, ér shì dītóu sīsuǒ le piànkè. Faced with mutually contradictory testimony, the judge did not respond at once, but lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
- 他盯着地图思索着去村里的路。 Tā dīngzhe dìtú sīsuǒzhe qù cūnlǐ de lù. He stared at the map, pondering the way to the village.
- 写文章之前，他先静静地思索了半个小时。 Xiě wénzhāng zhīqián, tā xiān jìngjìng de sīsuǒ le bàn ge xiǎoshí. Before writing the essay, he first pondered quietly for half an hour.
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
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì unbelievable; inconceivable
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate