| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply / to ponder | ![]() |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation | ![]() |
| 琢磨 | zuó mo | to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] | ![]() |
| 深思 | shēn sī | to ponder / to consider | ![]() |
| 寻思 | xún sī | to consider / to ponder | ![]() |
| 思忖 | sī cǔn | to ponder / to reckon / to turn sth over in one's mind | ![]() |
| 自忖 | zì cǔn | to speculate / to ponder | ![]() |
| 忖 | cǔn | to ponder / to speculate / to consider / to guess | ![]() |
| 左思右想 | zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng | to turn over in one's mind (idiom) / to think through from different angles / to ponder | ![]() |
| 忖思 | cǔn sī | to reckon / to consider / to ponder / to estimate | ![]() |
| 玩索 | wán suǒ | to search for subtle traces / to ponder | ![]() |
| 注念 | zhù niàn | (literary) to ponder | ![]() |
