How to Write 私 (si / sī) in Chinese — personal

私

sī

personal; private; selfish

HSK 5禾禾

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

sīpersonal; private; selfish

3Structure

私

Left-right structure左右结构

私 is built from 2 parts.

禾+厶

4Common Words with 私

中饱私囊zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes

以权谋私yǐ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

个人隐私gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy; private matters

假公济私jiǎ gōng jì sī

official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

偏私piān sī

to practice favoritism

公报私仇gōng bào sī chóu

to use public office to avenge private wrongs

Other Characters Pronounced “si”

four

food (in 食物)

to manage; to control (in 司)

思

sīHSK 2

to think; to consider (in 思考)

死

sǐHSK 3

to die; to be dead (in 死)

似

sìHSK 3

as; like; similar (in 似乎)

variant of 厕[cè]

Buddhist temple

6Printable Worksheet

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私

sī

personal; private; selfish

Common Words

zhōng bǎo sī náng

中饱私囊

to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes

yǐ quán móu sī

以权谋私

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

gè rén yǐn sī

个人隐私

personal privacy; private matters

jiǎ gōng jì sī

假公济私

official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

piān sī

偏私

to practice favoritism

gōng bào sī chóu

公报私仇

to use public office to avenge private wrongs

Tracing Practice

私