思 Sī

At first glance, the top character of 思 (sī) resembles the character 田 (tián) "Field". However, the top character is actually a modified version of the character for "Skull": 囟 (Xìn). The bottom of this character is constructed with the 心 radical.

In ancent China, it was commonly believed that ideas originated from both the heart and the brain; thus, 思 is composed of the heart radical and the character for "Skull".

• Category:Compound Ideograph
• Component Characters:心 Xīn | "Heart" and 田 Tián | "Field"
• Semantic Component:心 Xīn | "Heart" and 囟 Xìn | "Skull"
• Phonetic Component:囟 Xìn | "Skull"