CHARACTERS / SI

“si” is 14 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 四sìfourHSK 1 · TONE 4
2. 司sīto take charge ofHSK 2 · TONE 1
3. 思sīto thinkHSK 2 · TONE 1
4. 死sǐto dieHSK 4 · TONE 3
5. 丝sīsilkHSK 5 · TONE 1
6. 似sìto seemHSK 5 · TONE 4
7. 撕sīto tearHSK 5 · TONE 1
8. 私sīpersonalHSK 5 · TONE 1
9. 食sìto feed (a person or animal)HSK 5 · TONE 4
10. 伺sìto watchHSK 6 · TONE 4
11. 寺sìBuddhist templeHSK 6 · TONE 4
12. 斯sī(phonetic)HSK 6 · TONE 1
13. 肆sìfour (banker's anti-fraud numeral)HSK 6 · TONE 4
14. 饲sìto raiseHSK 6 · TONE 4