Chinese Character: 私 (Sī - Private; Personal)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 禾 (radical: 禾)
笔画数: 7 (7 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从禾，厶声。“禾”表示庄稼，有收成之意，“厶”有自私之义，合起来表示个人的收获，本义是私人的、个人的。(A pictophonetic character, with "禾" as the semantic part and "厶" as the phonetic part. "禾" represents crops, implying a harvest, and "厶" means selfish. Together, it represents personal gain. The original meaning is private or personal.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Sī (first tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“私”主要有以下含义：1. 个人的，跟“公”相对（如“私人”）；2. 秘密而不公开，不合法（如“私话”“走私”）；3. 暗地里、私下（如“私语”）。(“私” mainly has the following meanings: 1. Personal, opposite to "公" (e.g., "私人" - private); 2. Secret and not public, illegal (e.g., "私话" - private conversation, "走私" - smuggle); 3. Secretly, privately (e.g., "私语" - whisper).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 私人 (sī rén) - private individual
- 私心 (sī xīn) - selfish motives
- 私事 (sī shì) - private affairs
- 走私 (zǒu sī) - smuggle
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“私”常作形容词，修饰名词（如“私人空间”）；也可组成名词（如“自私”），表示一种品性。(“私” is often used as an adjective to modify nouns (e.g., "私人空间" - private space); it can also form nouns (e.g., "自私" - selfishness), representing a character trait.)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
在中国文化中，“公私分明”是一种重要的价值观，强调要正确处理个人利益和公共利益的关系。同时，“私”也有贬义的一面，如“自私自利”，用来批评只考虑自己利益的行为。(在 Chinese culture, "公私分明" (distinguishing between public and private interests) is an important value, emphasizing the need to correctly handle the relationship between personal and public interests. At the same time, "私" also has a negative connotation, such as "自私自利" (selfish), which is used to criticize behaviors that only consider one's own interests.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
这是我的私人问题，请不要干涉。(Zhè shì wǒ de sī rén wèn tí, qǐng bú yào gān shè.)
This is my private matter, please don't interfere.
他总是怀着私心做事。(Tā zǒng shì huái zhe sī xīn zuò shì.)
He always acts with selfish motives.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
可以联想“私”的部首“禾”，庄稼收成后归个人所有，代表私人的东西，帮助记忆其“个人的”含义。通过常用词汇如“私人”“私心”来加深对“私”的理解和记忆。(You can associate the radical "禾" in the character "私" with the idea that after the crops are harvested, they belong to the individual, representing something private, which helps to remember its meaning of "personal". Deepen your understanding and memory of "私" through common words such as "私人" and "私心".)