shì

HSK 1Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Very Rare

Characters

1

English Definitions

  • 1.to be (followed by substantives only)
  • 2.correct; right; true
  • 3.(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  • 4.(adverb for emphatic assertion)

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

shì

Pinyin (Numeric)

shi4

Wade-Giles

shih⁴

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄕˋ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

shyh

Stroke Practice

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