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私
sī
1. personal
2. private
3. selfish
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

私
sī
personal, private, secret; selfish
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

偏私
piānsī
to practice favoritism
公私
gōngsī
public and private (interests, initiative etc)
家私
jiāsī
family property
无私
wúsī
selfless
营私
yíngsī
to gain from corrupt dealing
私下
sīxià
in private
私了
sīliǎo
to settle privately
私事
sīshì
personal matters
私人
sīrén
private
HSK 5
私仇
sīchóu
personal grudge
私企
sīqǐ
private enterprise
私信
sīxìn
private correspondence
私偏
sīpiān
selfish preference
私利
sīlì
personal gain
私募
sīmù
private placement (investing)
私吞
sītūn
to misappropriate (public funds etc)
私售
sīshòu
see [[私賣|私卖<sīmài>]]
私囊
sīnáng
one's own pocket
私塾
sīshú
private school (in former times)
私奔
sībēn
to elope

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,022
Word Frequency Rank
2,969 of 84,292

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