HSK 3

(shì): generation, world, era

shì

generation, world, era

Pinyin

shì

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

generation, world, era

How to Write (shì)

is written in 5 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

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Origin of

Three leaves on a branch

What is Made Of

is built from 1 component:

廿twenty, twentieth

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

世代

shìdài

世界

shìjiè

世纪

shìjì

去世

qùshì

逝世

shìshì

问世

wènshì

举世瞩目

jǔshìzhǔmù

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