啥
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shà · what?

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 6Frequency #990
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Learn every stroke in 啥

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 啥 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

口Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 啥 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ wèi shá hái bù jié hūn?你为啥还不结婚?

Why aren't you married yet?

Source: Tatoeba #9007585 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ míng bái wèi shá nǐ bì xū zhè me zuò.我想让你明白为啥你必须这么做。

I want you to understand why you have to do this.

Source: Tatoeba #9007595 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wèi shá tāng mǔ yào chī zhè xiē yào piàn?为啥汤姆要吃这些药片?

Why does Tom take those pills?

Source: Tatoeba #13839303 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi shá shēng qì?他为啥生气?

Why is he angry?

Source: Tatoeba #6082359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ xiǎng bù tōng wèi shá méi rén xiǎng qù dòng wù yuán le.汤姆想不通为啥没人想去动物园了。

Tom couldn't understand why no one else wanted to go to the zoo.

Source: Tatoeba #1944804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shá dōu bù xiǎng yào.我啥都不想要。

I don't want anything.

Source: Tatoeba #10356772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 啥 in context

  1. Say shà, then recall the core meaning: what?.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 为啥 (wèi shá), meaning “dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 啥 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.