思考
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
思考 (sīkǎo) · to think
思考 (sīkǎo) means “to think; to ponder”. It is written with 2 characters: 思 (to think) + 考 (to take an exam). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 思考 is built
The characters
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
考 kǎo · to take an exam
What 考 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 耂 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在思考这个问题。Tā zài sīkǎo zhè ge wèntí.He is thinking about this problem.
学习要多思考。Xuéxí yào duō sīkǎo.When studying, you should think a lot.
Questions about 思考
What does 思考 mean?
思考 (sīkǎo) means “to think; to ponder”.
How do you pronounce 思考?
思考 is pronounced sīkǎo.
Which HSK level is 思考?
思考 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 不可思议bùkěsīyìunbelievable
- 沉思chénsīto ponder
- 反思fǎnsīto reflect on
- 构思gòusīto plan out
- 思念sīniànto miss
- 思索sīsuǒto think deeply
Learn 思考 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.