思

sī

think, consider, ponder; final particle

How to write 思, stroke by stroke

to think; to consider

Ideographic: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心

Made of 田 + 心

意思yì siidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
有意思yǒu yì siinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking; idea; ideology
心思xīn simind; thoughts; inclination; mood
思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking
思念sī niànto think of; to long for; to miss
没意思méi yì siboring; of no interest
小意思xiǎo yì sismall token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
好意思hǎo yì sito have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
思路sī lùline of thought; way of thinking

我不懂你什么意思。
wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shén me yì sī 。
I don't know what you mean.
别指望别人替你思考。
bié zhǐ wàng bié rén tì nǐ sī kǎo 。
Don't expect others to think for you!
思想自由为宪法所保障。
sī xiǎng zì yóu wèi xiàn fǎ suǒ bǎo zhàng 。
Freedom of thought is guaranteed by the constitution.
毫无希望，白费心思。
háo wú xī wàng ， bái fèi xīn sī 。
Here goes nothing.
他的思维方式很幼稚。
tā de sī wéi fāng shì hěn yòu zhì 。
His way of thinking is very childish.