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Pronunciation

Mandarin	sī
Cantonese (Jyutping)	si1
反切 Fanqie	息夷切
Japanese Kun	watashi, watakushi, hisoka
Japanese On	shi
Korean (Hangul)	사
Korean (Yale)	sa
Vietnamese	tư

Meaning

Definition

private, personal; secret

Character Rank

Traditional	1069
Simplified	962
常用字表	1023
Hong Kong Grade Level	3
HSK v.3 Level	5
HSK v.3 Writing Level	3

Common Words With This Character  

私人	sīrén	private; personal; interpersonal; somebody with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
走私	zǒusī	to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
自私	zìsī	selfish; selfishness
私立	sīlì	private (company, school etc)
私心	sīxīn	selfishness; selfish motives
私营	sīyíng	privately-owned; private

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	禾 (#115:grain)
Shuowen Radical	禾
Historical Variant	厶
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+79C1
Big 5	A870
GB2312	CBBD

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	hdi
Four Corner	2293.0
WuBi 86	tcy
WuBi 98	tcy