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思 (Kangxi radical 61,心+5, 9 strokes,cangjie input田心 (WP),four-corner60330,composition⿱田心)
| simp. andtrad. | 思 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | ||
| Historical forms of the character思 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Original form was恖 (OC*snɯ), considered byShuowen to be aphono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*snɯ, *snɯs): phonetic 囟(OC*snɯns) + semantic 心(“heart”). It may also be a ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 囟(“fontanel”) + 心(“heart”).
囟 started to corrupt into the unrelated田 as early as the silk script.
| Rime | |
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| Character | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 息兹切 |
| Baxter | si |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /siə/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ si › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ə/ |
| English | think |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
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| Character | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13835 |
| Phonetic component | 囟 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 思 |
| Old Chinese | /*snɯ/ |
思
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 思 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 相吏切 |
| Baxter | siH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɨH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɨH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sieH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɨH/ |
| Li Rong | /siəH/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭəH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /siH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si3 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
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| Character | 思 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 13843 |
| Phonetic component | 囟 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 笥 |
| Old Chinese | /*snɯs/ |
思
思
FromMiddle Chinese思 (MC si).
| Historical readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dongguk Jeongun reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞᆼ (Yale:sò?) inDongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | ᄉᆡᆼ각 ᄉᆞ | Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞ(so) (Yale:so) inSinjeung Yuhap(新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576. |
| Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575 | ᄉᆞ량 ᄉᆞ | Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞ(so) (Yale:so) inGwangju Cheonjamun (光州千字文 / 광주천자문), 1575. |
| Early Modern Korean | ||
| Text | Final (韻) | Reading |
| Samun Seonghwi, 1751 | ᄉᆡᆼ각 ᄉᆞ | Recorded asEarly Modern Koreanᄉᆞ (Yale:so) inJuhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804. |

思 (eumhun생각할사(saenggakhal sa))
FromMiddle Chinese思 (MC siH).
| Historical readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dongguk Jeongun reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞᆼ〮 (Yale:só?) inDongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | ᄠᅳᆮ ᄉᆞ[1] | Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞ(so) (Yale:so) inSinjeung Yuhap(新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576. |
| Early Modern Korean | ||
| Text | Final (韻) | Reading |
| Samun Seonghwi, 1751 | 의ᄉᆞ ᄉᆞ | Recorded asEarly Modern Koreanᄉᆞ (Yale:so) inJuhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804. |
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Related toMiddle Chinese䰄 (MC soj).
思 (eumhun수염이많을새(suyeom-i maneul sae))
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