饰
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shì · to decorate, to adorn

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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饣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 饰

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shìWords pronounced shì
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Example sentences

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Tā men bǎ fángzi zhuāng shì le yí xià.他们把房子装饰了一下。

They decorated the room.

Source: Tatoeba #5068344 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiān shēng xiǎo jiě, nǐ men mǎi diǎn shén me shǒu shì?先生小姐,你们买点什么首饰?

Sir and Miss, what type of jewellery are you looking to buy?

Source: Tatoeba #420192 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng yǎn shì wǒ de xīn qíng.我不能掩饰我的心情。

I can't hide my feelings.

Source: Tatoeba #2410985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng méi guī huā zhuāng shì le tā de fáng jiān.她用玫瑰花装饰了她的房间。

She decorated her room with roses.

Source: Tatoeba #784578 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng huì huà lái zhuāng shì qiáng.她用绘画来装饰墙。

She decorated the wall with pictures.

Source: Tatoeba #358132 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ yòng yí gè yīng táo huò bō luó lái zhuāng shì zhè bēi jī wěi jiǔ.你可以用一个樱桃或菠萝来装饰这杯鸡尾酒。

You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.

Source: Tatoeba #407262 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 饰 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: to decorate, to adorn.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 装饰 (zhuāng shì), meaning “to decorate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 饰 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.