sī厶
厶
archaic
Meaning of 厶
厶 means private; personal; selfish. Pronounced sī.
- private; personal; selfish
Character Info
Radical厶
Strokes2
Stroke Order
厶
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
zhě者
Cāng仓
Jié颉
zuò作
shū书
，
zì自
yíng营
wéi为
sī厶
。
In ancient times, when Cangjie created writing, he used 厶 to represent self-interest.
Sī厶
xīn心
bù不
qù去
，
gōng公
yì义
nán难
xíng行
。
If selfishness is not removed, public justice is difficult to uphold.
Cǐ此
suǒ所
wèi谓
qù去
qí其
sī厶
xīn心
，
cún存
hū乎
gōng公
lǐ理
yě也
。
This is what is called removing one's selfish heart and preserving universal principles.