HSK 1

(shì): look at, inspect, observe

shì

look at, inspect, observe

Pinyin

shì

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

look at, inspect, observe

How to Write (shì)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 见 (see) carries the meaning, and 礻 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

spirit
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

俯视

fǔshì

凝视

níngshì

忽视

hūshì

敌视

díshì

歧视

qíshì

注视

zhùshì

电视

diànshì

监视

jiānshì

视力

shìlì

视线

shìxiàn

视野

shìyě

视频

shìpín

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