思 Sī 思 | Think

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 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".

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