Spot 是
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
是 component
shì · to be; yes
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 是
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue是Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 是 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
提=
扌
题=
+页
堤=
土
隄=
阝
匙=
+匕
缇=
纟
韪=
+韦
踶=
足
醍=
酉
鳀=
鱼
鞮=
革
題=
+頁
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 是 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
问题wèntí
question
HSK 3.0 · L1题tísurname Ti
HSK 3.0 · L2难题nántídifficult problem
HSK 3.0 · L3提高tígāoto raise
HSK 3.0 · L3试题shìtíexam question
HSK 3.0 · L4提títo carry
HSK 3.0 · L4提出tíchūto raise
HSK 3.0 · L4提到tídàoto mention
HSK 3.0 · L4提供tígōngto offer
HSK 3.0 · L4提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date
HSK 3.0 · L4提醒tíxǐngto remind
HSK 3.0 · L4钥匙yàoshikey
HSK 3.0 · L4