CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- si1
- English meanings
- to tear
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 斯.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
斯 is identified as the sound component (sī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 撕.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (approximations)
watch; wait
seem; similar
manage; department
four
mosque
think; thought
this; thus
die
sacrifice; worship
private; personal
unrestrained; shop
feed; raise
four-horse team
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