HSK 1

(shén): what

shén

what

Pinyin

shén

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

what

How to Write (shén)

is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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

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Origin of

A file of ten 十 people 亻

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

man, person
ten, tenth

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

什么

shénme

为什么

wèishénme

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