CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shi4
- English meanings
- offer, attempt, essay, flesh, try, seek, assay, test
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 式.
Meaning & sound clues
讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.
式 is identified as the sound component (shì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 试.
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
is
persimmon
clan
wet
lion
arrow; vow
stone; rock
show; indicate
eclipse; erode
see; view
see; view
try; test; exam
oath; vow; swear
know
poem
suitable; comfortable
pass away; pass
explain; release
eat; food
decorate; ornament
drive; sail
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 口试
- 尝试
- 比试
- 测试
- 笔试
- 考试
- 试卷
- 试图
- 试探
- 试点
- 试用
- 试用期
- 试行
- 试题
- 试验
- 调试
- 面试