私

sī

private, personal; secret

How to write 私, stroke by stroke

personal; private; selfish

Ideographic: 厶 provides the meaning and pronunciation

Made of 禾 + 厶

私人sī rénprivate; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
自私zì sīselfish; selfishness
私下sī xiàin private
隐私yǐn sīsecrets; private business; privacy
走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair
私事sī shìpersonal matters
私奔sī bēnto elope
私生子sī shēng zǐillegitimate son
私生活sī shēng huóprivate life
无私wú sīselfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
私自sī zìprivate; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
私底下sī dǐ xiaprivately; secretly; confidentially

他私下给我看了她的照片。
tā sī xià gěi wǒ kàn le tā de zhào piàn 。
He showed me her picture in private.
你收私人支票吗?
nǐ shōu sī rén zhī piào ma ?
Will you take a personal check?
她确实很漂亮，但她很自私。
tā què shí hěn piào liang ， dàn tā hěn zì sī 。
It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
警察以走私为由逮捕了他。
jǐng chá yǐ zǒu sī wèi yóu dǎi bǔ le tā 。
The police arrested him for smuggling.
他侵犯了她的隐私。
tā qīn fàn le tā de yǐn sī 。
He intruded on her privacy.