斯
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sī · this, thus, such

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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斤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 斯

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sīWords pronounced sī
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Example sentences

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Dé kè sà sī zhōu yuē shì rì běn de liǎng bèi dà.得克萨斯州约是日本的两倍大。

Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #473030 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn le yí gè jiào shǐ mì sī de nán rén.我见了一个叫史密斯的男人。

I met a certain Mr Smith.

Source: Tatoeba #1397124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài jù huì shàng jiàn le shǐ mì sī.我在聚会上见了史密斯。

I met a Smith at the party.

Source: Tatoeba #5911654 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn jiàn le mǎ kù sī de fángzi.我看见了马库斯的房子。

I saw Marcus's house.

Source: Tatoeba #3365861 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì wéi zú rén. shì é luó sī rén.我不是维族人。是俄罗斯人。

I'm not an Uighur. I'm a Russian.

Source: Tatoeba #423660 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhù zài tí bǐ lǐ sī.我住在提比里斯。

I live in Tbilisi.

Source: Tatoeba #1482174 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 斯 in context

  1. Say sī, then recall the core meaning: this, thus, such.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 斯文 (sī wén), meaning “refined”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 斯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.