思索

sīsuǒ · HSK 7

to think deeply; to ponder

🧠 思 = think + 索 = search; to think + to search = ponder, deliberate

思索 stacks 思 (to think) onto 索 (to search out). The compound is mental searching: turning a problem over to seek an answer, i.e. to cogitate or deliberate.

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