CHINESE CHARACTER
shí
蚀
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eclipse; erode
- Numbered pinyin
- shi2
- English meanings
- eclipse; erode; corrode; lose
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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
is
persimmon
clan
wet
lion
arrow; vow
stone; rock
show; indicate
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
Example sentences
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