什
HSK 1

什 (shén): what

shén

what

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Pinyin

shén

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

what

How to Write 什 (shén)

什 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 什

A file of ten 十 people 亻

What 什 is Made Of

什 is built from 2 components:

亻man, person
十ten, tenth

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Words Using 什

Common Chinese words that contain 什:

什么

shénme

为什么

wèishénme

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