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思考 sīkǎo

思考 sīkǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 思考 sīkǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sīkǎo | si1 kao3
English translation
to reflect on
to ponder over

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Traditional form

思考 sīkǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 思考 sīkǎo

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Thought is associated with the head ( xìn ) and heart ( xīn ). The modern form of the top component looks like Tián (field), but Tián is unrelated.

Positional decomposition

田心

Number of Strokes

9
kǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. lǎo represents the meaning and kǎo represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "elderly father". The meaning later shifted to "examine" and "test".

Phonetic compound

kǎo

Semantic compound

lǎo

Positional decomposition

耂丂

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 思考 sīkǎo

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tǎng zài chuáng shǎng 思考 sīkǎo zhāo xià zuò 什么 shénme .

I lay in bed speculating what to do next.

dàn 有时候 yǒu shí hou ,舒特老师 lǎoshī huì 因为 yīnwèi 思考 sīkǎo 别的 bié de 问题 wèntí ér wàng Dōng 忘西.

But sometimes Mr Shute forgets something when he's thinking over some problems.

创造性 chuàng zào xìng 思考 sīkǎo de 阶段 jiēduàn shì 准备 zhǔnbèi 沉思 chénsī 启迪 qǐ dí 求证 qiú zhèng .

The four stages of creative thought are preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification.

事业 shìyè shǎng de 发展 fāzhǎn 可能 kěnéng huì 引发 yǐn fā 很多 de 思考 sīkǎo

Developments in your career may give you food for thought.

不必 bù bì 思考 sīkǎo 跟着 gēn zhe de 直觉 zhí jué zǒu

You won't have to think, just follow your nose.

思考 sīkǎo Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 思考 sīkǎo and their own compounds.

思考 sīkǎo Compounds

See all 34 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 思考 sīkǎo in their composition.

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    • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
  • kǎo
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