HSK 1

(shí): recognize, understand, know

shí

recognize, understand, know

Pinyin

shí

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

recognize, understand, know

How to Write (shí)

is written in 7 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

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, and 只 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

words, speech
only, merely, just

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

常识

chángshí

意识

yìshí

知识

zhīshi

认识

rènshi

识别

shíbié

见多识广

jiànduōshíguǎng

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