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The character 思 combines the component 囟 (xìn, fontanel) on top, representing the head and brain, while also hinting at the pronunciation, with the heart radical 心 below. In traditional Chinese thought, the heart was the seat of both cognition and emotion, so the union of head and heart conveys the act of thinking, pondering, and longing. The original meaning is "to think" or "to reflect", which later broadened to include thought, idea, and the feeling of missing someone.
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我思念我的妈妈。
他经常思考人生。
学习需要积极思考。
她的思想影响了我。
我们思索未来的方向。
思乡的时候很难过。
他对问题进行了深思。
在决策前必须仔细思量。
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