Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “shi”

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1

First tone

shī

2

Second tone

shí

3

Third tone

shǐ

4

Fourth tone

shì

是
shì

to be

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1
事
shì

affair, matter, business

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1
试
shì

to try, to experiment

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3
市
shì

city, town

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3
室
shì

house, home

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3
式
shì

formula, pattern, rule, style, system

6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5
士
shì

scholar, gentleman

3 strokes
氏
shì

clan, family

4 strokes
礻
shì

spirit

4 strokes
世
shì

generation, era, age

5 strokes
仕
shì

official

5 strokes
示
shì

altar

5 strokes
忕
shì

habit

6 strokes
似
shì

resembling, similar to

6 strokes
侍
shì

to serve, to attend upon

8 strokes
势
shì

power, force

8 strokes
视
shì

to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

8 strokes
饰
shì

to decorate, to adorn

8 strokes
恃
shì

to trust, to rely on

9 strokes
拭
shì

to wipe away stains with a cloth

9 strokes
柿
shì

persimmon

9 strokes
贳
shì

to borrow

9 strokes
适
shì

match, comfortable

9 strokes
舐
shì

to lick, to lap up

10 strokes
轼
shì

carriage crossbar

10 strokes
逝
shì

to die, to pass away

10 strokes
铈
shì

cerium

10 strokes
豉
shì

fermented beans

11 strokes
視
shì

to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

11 strokes
弑
shì

patricide, matricide

12 strokes
谥
shì

posthumous name or title

12 strokes
释
shì

to explain, to interpret

12 strokes
勢
shì

power, force

13 strokes
嗜
shì

addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for

13 strokes
弒
shì

patricide, matricide

13 strokes
筮
shì

divination using the stalks of plants

13 strokes
試
shì

to try, to experiment

13 strokes
軾
shì

carriage crossbar

13 strokes
飾
shì

to decorate, to adorn

13 strokes
誓
shì

to swear, to pledge

14 strokes
適
shì

match, comfortable

14 strokes
奭
shì

majestic, red

15 strokes
噬
shì

to bite, to gnaw

16 strokes
諡
shì

posthumous name or title

16 strokes
螫
shì

poison, sting

17 strokes
謚
shì

posthumous name or title

17 strokes
襫
shì

raincoat

20 strokes
釋
shì

to explain, to interpret

20 strokes
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