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Meaning of 私

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Pinyin:
English Definition: personal; private; selfish
Chinese Definition:
①个人的,自己的,与“公”相对:私人。私有。私见。私仇。私情。私营。私欲。
②不公开的,秘密而又不合法的:私自。私刑。私货。走私。私生子。
③暗地里:私议。私奔。隐私。窃窃私语。
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Total strokes: 7; Radical:
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Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
    • [ ] private, secret
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Example Words
走私 zǒu to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
私人 rén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
私营 yíng privately-owned; private
无私 selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
私下 xià in private
More: 私* | *私 | *私*
Example Sentences
1
Again, I'm not judging cars, but all of that, if you think about it, makes riding on a bus or train actually seem nice.
2
On the other hand, none of my friends so much as own a personal blog, much less partake in professional blogging.
3
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I am alive only when I am with you. When I am alone, the most dazzling sun seems to have lost the brilliance.
4
Girls at this age shy away from risk, which is exactly why lots of girls' programs began in the private sector.
5
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.