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私 - sī

private, personal; secret

private, personal; secret

How to read 私

Click 私 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishprivate, personal; secret
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

私下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 私了. Please read 私事 one more time.

Common words with this character

in private
to settle privately; to solve behind closed doors; to settle out of court
personal matters
personal friendship

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 私 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 私下 and 私了 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 私.