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思 — to think; to consider

Pinyin
sī
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 思: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

思 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 思 in the HSK syllabus: 23

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassingHSK 2
  2. 没意思méi yìsiboring; of no interestHSK 2
  3. 意思yìsiidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; funHSK 2
  4. 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable; funHSK 2
  5. 思考sīkǎoto reflect on; to ponder overHSK 5
  6. 思维sīwéithought; thinkingHSK 5
  7. 思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking; idea; ideologyHSK 5
  8. 反思fǎnsīto think back over sth; to review; to revisitHSK 6
  9. 思路sīlùline of thought; way of thinkingHSK 6
  10. 思念sīniànto think of; to long for; to missHSK 6
  11. 不假思索bùjiǎ-sīsuǒto act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hipHSK 7–9
  12. 不可思议bùkě-sīyìinconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomableHSK 7–9
  13. 沉思chénsīto contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditationHSK 7–9
  14. 构思gòusīto design; to plot; to plan out; to composeHSK 7–9
  15. 顾名思义gùmíng-sīyìas the name impliesHSK 7–9
  16. 胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎngto indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wildHSK 7–9
  17. 集思广益jísī-guǎngyìcollecting opinions is of wide benefit; to pool wisdom for mutual benefitHSK 7–9
  18. 居安思危jū’ān-sīwēito think of danger in times of safetyHSK 7–9
  19. 深思shēnsīto ponder; to considerHSK 7–9
  20. 思前想后sīqián-xiǎnghòuto consider past cause and future effect; to think over the past and futureHSK 7–9
  21. 思索sīsuǒto think deeply; to ponderHSK 7–9
  22. 思绪sīxùtrain of thought; emotional state; mood; feelingHSK 7–9
  23. 心思xīnsimind; thoughts; inclination; moodHSK 7–9

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