HSK 1

(shì): test, try, experiment

shì

test, try, experiment

Pinyin

shì

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

test, try, experiment

How to Write (shì)

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

  1. 1
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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8

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Origin of

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

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

words, speech
formula, pattern, rule, style, system

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

尝试

chángshì

考试

kǎoshì

试卷

shìjuàn

试图

shìtú

试验

shìyàn

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