personal

private; selfish

grain (禾) + self-claim (厶) = private and personal

禾 represents a grain crop — something you grow and might want to keep for yourself. 厶 reinforces the inward, self-claiming gesture, making the whole character feel like a farmer hoarding his own harvest.

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Something privateSemantic
GrainSemantic

这是我的事,不想告诉别人。

zhè shì wǒ de sī shì,bù xiǎng gào sù bié rén。

This is my personal matter; I don't want to tell others.

他做事总是先考虑利,不顾大家的感受。

tā zuò shì zǒng shì xiān kǎo lǜ sī lì,bù gù dà jiā de gǎn shòu。

He always considers his own private interests first, with no regard for how others feel.

Words with 私

私奔

sī bēn

to elope

铁面无私

tiě miàn wú sī

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

阴私

yīn sī

shameful secret

隐私

yǐn sī

secrets

隐私权

yǐn sī quán

privacy right

饱私囊

bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

斗私批修

dòu sī pī xiū

fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

中饱私囊

zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

以权谋私

yǐ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

个人隐私

gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy; private matters

假公济私

jiǎ gōng jì sī

official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

偏私

piān sī

to practice favoritism

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