CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shi4
- English meanings
- is, are, am, yes, to be, variant of 是[shi4], (used in given names)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 日; bottom 疋.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
world; generation; life
job
run
serve; attend
power; situation
ten
history
addicted; fond of
scholar; soldier
lose; miss; fail
begin; start
real; solid; fruit
room
real; solid; fruit
corpse
city
teacher; master; expert
measure word (kinds)
wipe
carry out; give
hour
persimmon
clan
wet
lion
arrow; vow
stone; rock
show; indicate
eclipse; erode
see; view
see; view
try; test; exam
oath; vow; swear
know
try
poem
suitable; comfortable
pass away; pass
explain; release
eat; food
decorate; ornament
drive; sail
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Related words
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- 也就是说
- 于是
- 似是而非
- 但是
- 便是
- 倒是
- 凡是
- 却是
- 只是
- 可不是
- 可是
- 头头是道
- 实事求是
- 就是
- 就是说
- 总是
- 或是
- 是不是
- 是否
- 是非
- 更是
- 有的是
- 正是
- 比比皆是
- 真是的
- 算是
- 老是
- 而是
- 自以为是
- 要不是
- 要是
- 还是
- 这就是说